 More than 5,500 students in a single Florida county as well as hundreds of its teachers have either tested positive for COVID-19 or have come into contacted with a positive case, officials said Monday.  Tropical Depression Grace brought heavy rains to Hispaniola as it was expected to strengthen as it travels over the Caribbean Sea Monday.  Tropical Storm Fred was moving into southeastern Alabama after dousing the Florida Panhandle Monday, bringing heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surge.  The San Diego Padres, in desperate need of pitching help as they attempt to hold on to the National League's second wild-card spot, have signed veteran right-hander Jake Arrieta to a Minor League contract.  The Los Angeles Clippers traded veteran guards Patrick Beverley and Rajon Rondo and second-year center Daniel Oturu to the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Eric Bledsoe, the teams announced.  Tropical Storm Fred brought heavy rain to the Florida Panhandle on Monday leaving some communities underwater.  Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has agreed to a multiyear contract extension that will keep him with the organization through the 2025-26 season.  New York's State Assembly speaker on Monday reversed last week's decision to drop an impeachment probe against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of the governor's pending resignation.  The Bureau of Reclamation ordered mandatory water consumption cuts in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico as it declared the first-ever water shortage in the Colorado River Basin.  United States Women's National Team star Carli Lloyd, a two-time World Cup winner, announced her retirement from soccer Monday.  The Atlanta Falcons became the first NFL team to have every player vaccinated against COVID-19, the franchise announced.  Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been sued by a woman who claims that he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1965 when she was 12 years old.  California utility Pacific Gas and Electric said it may cut off power to nearly 40,000 customers as weather conditions conducive to fire growth are expected.  U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said Monday it is investigating a cybersecurity incident and has determined that unauthorized access to "some" of its data had occurred.  Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, has sued the U.S. government in federal court to overturn NASA's decision awarding SpaceX a contract for a lunar lander.  Lottery officials in North Carolina said a single drawing ended up with 11,926 top prize winners when the numbers came up 8-8-8.  An Arizona snake expert shared video of the delicate procedure required to free a Mojave rattlesnake that ended up with its body entangled in bird netting.  Peacock announced Monday it has ordered a series based on the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams" from Michael Schur, creator of "The Good Place" and the streaming service's "Rutherford Falls."  An Ohio-based business services company is asking the public to choose between 10 finalists for the title of America's Best Restroom.  The S&P 500 rose 0.26% to a record high of 4,479.71 up 100.2% from its lowest close of 2,237.40 on March 23, near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the fastest rise to a bull market since World War II.  Unmanned systems were successfully used to detect underwater mines in the U.S. Navy's Large Scale Exercise 2021, the branch said on Monday.  "Long-haul" COVID-19 shares some symptoms and biologic abnormalities with chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers said in a paper published Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  A New Hampshire animal control officer who came across a woman who lost her engagement ring on the beach returned after his shift ended and used his metal detector to locate the item. | 
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