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The possible origins of Friday the 13th and other unlucky days
The superstition of Friday the 13th isn’t as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
Tennessee state House votes to expel 2 Democratic lawmakers after gun control protest
The Tennessee state House on Thursday voted to expel two Democratic lawmakers for their participation in gun control protests last week on the chamber floor.
What's being done to solve the problem of exploding batteries on cargo ships
Lithium-ion batteries - used in everything from electric cars to smartphones - are catching fire on land and at sea. Why is it happening and what's being done to solve the problem?
The World Health Organization turns 75
by Ari Daniel
The World Health Organization turns 75 today. Forged in the years following World War II, many hoped people would finally work together to eradicate some of the world's worst diseases.
What to expect from the new chief judge at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.
by Carrie Johnson
James Boasberg is the new chief judge at the federal courthouse in Washington D.C., where he's already made important rulings in a federal probe of former President Donald Trump.
Medics risk their lives in Bakhmut to treat Ukrainian soldiers and evacuate them
by Eleanor Beardsley
The battle over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been a deadly slugfest that has reduced it to ruins. Ukrainian medics have worked hard to support and treat wounded soldiers.
Tennessee lawmakers to vote whether to expel 3 Democrats over gun control protest
Lawmakers in Tennessee today will decide whether to remove three Democratic House members for chanting alongside protesters demanding gun control in the chamber last week.
Morning news brief
Saudi Arabia and Iran work to normalize relations. For a second day, Israeli police clash with Palestinians. Tennessee House to decide whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers for violating rules.
Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests
by Scott Maucione
Maryland's attorney general has released a report on clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Public transit in New Orleans needs an overhaul. The solution could lie in the past
Bus ridership is rebounding but still below pre-COVID levels. Federal dollars are expanding services in many parts of the country. We take a ride through New Orleans to find what could be improved.
A Syrian refugee has been elected as a German town's first migrant mayor
Ryyan Alshebl, who fled the war in Syria, has won an election to become the first migrant mayor of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Naturally, the first thing he did was call his mom back in Syria.