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A tentative settlement is reached in a Surfside condo collapse lawsuit

Verónica Zaragovia — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:29:00 +0000

Survivors and families of the 98 victims of the Surfside, Fla., condo collapse have reached a $997 million settlement. The payout was announced in a court hearing and still needs final approval.

Biden marks 1 million deaths from COVID-19 in the United States

Array — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:29:00 +0000

President Biden is honoring the loss of at least 1 million deaths from COVID-19 Thursday morning. The ceremony comes as part of an international summit on the pandemic that the White House is hosting.

Home prices could fall in some U.S. cities. Here’s where and why

Chris Arnold — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:04:00 +0000

During the past two years, home prices nationally have soared more than 30%. Rising mortgage rates make affording a home even harder. That has many people wondering if we're in another housing bubble.

Solving America’s baby formula shortage

Thu, 12 May 2022 12:35:49 +0000

What do parents need to know? How long should families expect this crisis to last?

Extremely Online: Data privacy after Roe v. Wade

Thu, 12 May 2022 12:30:49 +0000

Privacy advocates and supporters of the pro-choice movement have raised the alarm about how personal data could be used.remi

Minor League Baseball announcer is attracting a lot of attention

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:23:00 +0000

Joey Zanaboni uses the full range of the English language to call games in Virginia for the Fredericksburg Nationals. His trademark homerun call: "Lock it, cock it, rock it, restock it."

A curfew was briefly lifted in Sri Lanka to allow people to buy supplies

Lauren Frayer — Thu, 12 May 2022 10:23:00 +0000

Even while the curfew was lifted, tanks patroled the streets amid a state of emergency. The Indian Ocean nation faces a political vacuum — on top of a severe economic crisis.

North Korea has confirmed its 1st official COVID-19 outbreak

Array — Thu, 12 May 2022 10:23:00 +0000

The size of the outbreak wasn't immediately known. A lockdown has been imposed to try to control the spread of the virus.

Missouri’s GOP aims to amend the state’s constitution so there’s no right to abortion

Jason Rosenbaum — Thu, 12 May 2022 10:23:00 +0000

It's the hectic final few days of the Missouri legislative session and abortion is one issue on everyone's mind. Republican lawmakers want to fortify restrictions, making some voters very concerned.

Burial sites linked to Native American boarding schools ID’d in government report

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:46:00 +0000

An Interior Department report identified more than 400 Native American boarding schools that assimilated and often abused Indigenous children. The probe has uncovered more than 500 deaths so far.