NBC News is tracking the progress made and the time that's left to meet the administration's goal.

Apple Inc. will let the social-media app Parler back on the App Store after an almost four-month absence, the iPhone maker told U.S. government officials ahead of a congressional antitrust hearing later this week.

The social media giant says it's aiming to protect peaceful protests and to limit content that could lead to civil unrest or violence.

Most states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have mask-wearing requirements in place to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Attorney General Merrick Garland, who prosecuted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, visited the city and warned of domestic terrorism.

As New Yorkers nervously await the emergence of billions of cicada bugs set to swarm through their city and the north-east of the US, researchers are seeking to enlist citizen scientists to try and track the coming plague. The so-called Brood X of cicadas...