More Americans are looking for assistance as initial unemployment claims are up. Around 242,000 claims were made last week, up 13,000 from the previous week, according to Labor Department numbers out today. That's slightly above analyst predictions of 240,000 claims.

Today is National #FentanylAwarenessDay, an effort to shine a spotlight on the problem which has reached communities from urban to rural and claims more than 75,000 lives each year.

Happening now: Jury in NY has reached a verdict in the civil rape, defamation case involving former President Donald Trump

Jurors in Trump civil case find the former president sexually assaulted and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll - but finds him not guilty of rape. She will be awarded nearly $5 million.

Happening now: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoes his state's 12-week abortion ban

Seven people were taken to the hospital after a shooting Saturday night in Yuma, Arizona. Police got a call about an aggravated assault in a residential neighborhood around 11 p.m. Authorities say officers arrived at a gathering and found seven people injured.

Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina announces White House bid

Former VP #MikePence is expected to announce run for the White House in a Wednesday, June 7 event in Iowa. That would be just 1 day after former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to launch his campaign for the presidency during an event in New Hampshire.

Happening now: House votes 314-117 to raise the nation's debt ceiling.

#JobsReport shows payrolls rose by 339,000 in May, crushing expectations of around 190,000. Unemployment ticked up to 3.7%

Happening now: Televangelist Pat Robertson has died at the age of 93

Former President Trump comments after being indicted on 7 federal charges in connection with Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe, calling it a "boxes hoax." He's expected to be arraigned on Tuesday.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has passed away at the age of 86.

A verdict has been reached in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting trial.

Two people are reported dead and three are injured after a shooting at a electronic music festival in Washington state. KIRO says the shooting happened Saturday night at a campground outside the Gorge Amphitheater, where the Beyond Wonderland EDM festival is underway

Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd is announcing his bid for the GOP presidential ticket. Hurd made the announcement this morning, and said he filed to be the Republican nominee because "we live in complicated times and we need common sense.”

Happening now: Update on missing #Titan submersible - Coast Guard reports a "debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic. Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information."

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the mercenary Wagner Group is betraying Russia by taking actions in the city of Rostov-on-Don. Putin gave a video address today and talked about the Russian Revolution of 1917,and said "we will not let that happen again."

The leader of one of the most feared mercenary organizations on Earth, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has reportedly struck a deal to halt the Wagner Group's march on Moscow, avoid treason charges and live in exile in Belarus.

#AMBERAlert issued for 2 month-old girl and her mother who were allegedly kidnapped in Lancaster, California. Wanted in connection is 25-year-old Efrain Sanchez-Jimenez. Authorities believe they are traveling in a silver 2007 Buick Lucerne with Colorado license plate AUI-X94