COVID’s deadliest new hotspot is close to the U.S.

The deadliest coronavirus hotspot is very close to the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports on South America, which has only 5 percent of the global population but accounts for a quarter of the world’s COVID-19 death toll.

New York City residents are facing something new in the mayoral primary: ranked-choice voting. Vox breaks down the arguments for and against this balloting system. And the Wall Street Journal uses bagel preferences to illustrate how it works.

Las Vegas Raider Carl Nassib is the first active NFL player to come out as gay. CNN looks at the reaction from the sports world.

A theft of more than 42,000 pounds of pistachios is just the latest in a series of nut heists in California. The Washington Post explains the trend.