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It's three albums and nearly nine years since our last encounter with Eli "Paperboy" Reed. He brought his soul swagger to the Madison Avenue stage at…

Shoppers buy face masks on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday. Ireland's government is putting the country at its highest level of coronavirus restrictions for six weeks in a bid to combat a rise in infections.

Ireland To Impose 6-Week National Lockdown, Estimates 150,000 Job Losses

Under the lockdown, nonessential retail businesses will be closed, and restaurants and bars will be takeout only. Residents are to stay within about a 3-mile radius of their homes.

Protesters clash with Indonesian riot police after the official government election results were announced in Jakarta, Indonesia. Officials say six people have died and more than 200 were injured during mass rallies in central Jakarta.

6 Die In Jakarta Riots After President Joko Widodo's Election Win Is Confirmed

Saying he will not tolerate rioting, Widodo adds, "The military and the police will carry out stern actions in accordance with the law."

Having a compromised immune system puts you at higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. Studies show that the initial vaccine doses are less effective for people with weakened immune systems. A third shot can boost protection.

6 Things To Know If You're Immunocompromised And Considering A 3rd Shot

People with weakened immune systems who already got two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines can now get a third shot. But exactly who is eligible? Here's what we know so far.

Curtis Flowers (center) appears in court in Winona, Miss., on Monday for a bail hearing. His 2010 conviction on murder charges was reversed in June by the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that prosecutors had excluded black people from the jury.

Man Whose Conviction Was Overturned By Supreme Court After 6 Trials Is Granted Bail

For the first time in 22 years, Mississippi man Curtis Flowers will be allowed to leave state custody. His case was the subject of the second season of the podcast In The Dark.

The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department and other personnel work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over Southwest 8th Street.

Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Death Toll Rises To 6 In Miami-Dade County

The people who died had been slowed or stopped in traffic beneath the new pedestrian bridge. The main span was installed Saturday near the campus of Florida International University.

Review: Jenny Hval, 'Blood Bitch'

On her sixth album, the Norwegian singer Jenny Hval aims for impact, surrounding her vulnerable voice with spiky, disarming instrumentation that bolsters the intensity and intimacy of her songs.

Review: Broken Social Scene, 'Hug Of Thunder'

The Toronto-based collective returns after seven years with a collection of ethereal anthems.

British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing St. on Wednesday. British MPs approved the first stage of a bill empowering her to start pulling the U.K. out of the European Union.

U.K. Lawmakers Pave The Way For May To Commence Brexit

By a large majority Wednesday, the British House of Commons gave Prime Minister Theresa May the authority to begin talks to leave the EU. It's not the last vote, but it may be the most important.

Michelle Carter, at her trial earlier this week, had exchanged text messages about suicide with a friend who eventually killed himself.

Text Messages Urging Suicide Result In Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction

Michelle Carter's defense attorney had maintained that the case was one of suicide, not homicide. But a judge said her "wanton and reckless conduct" resulted in Conrad Roy's death.

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