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Alejandro Arcos, a mayor in Mexico, was killed just one week after he took office
by Emily Green
Only a week in office and the mayor of a small Mexican town is assassinated -- as cartel violence continues to spiral out of control.
The Pentagon investigates what are now called UAPs or Unexplained Aerial Phenomena.
Congress held a public hearing last week into Unexplained Aerial Phenomena. A professor at the University of Colorado Boulder wants to see more of the government's files.
Twitch's reputation takes a hit when Buffalo shooter used it to livestream attack
by Bobby Allyn
The video streaming site Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, is in the limelight after the accused Buffalo shooter used it to livestream the massacre.
A married couple turns an out-of-commission helicopter into a camper
Blake Morris and Maggie Morton, both Coast Guard pilots, saw the helicopter on Facebook Marketplace. After more than 900 hours of work, they took their "helicamper" out for its first trip.
News brief: Georgia primaries, Biden in Japan, Russia-Ukraine war
It's primary day in Georgia. In Tokyo, President Biden meets the leaders of Australia, India and Japan — a group known as the Quad. And, Russia's invasion of Ukraine began three months ago.
The last functioning public pay phone in Manhattan has been removed
The city has gradually been replacing payphones with public Wi-Fi hotspots where people can hop online and even charge a cell phone. The old pay phone is headed to the Museum of the City of New York.
What is the future of abortion pills, if the Supreme Court lets states ban abortion?
by Yuki Noguchi
Medication accounts for more than half of abortions, fueled in part by a greater reliance on telehealth. How would a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade affect abortion pills availability?
Journalist who wrote about gun violence was killed in mass shooting in Buffalo
by Alana Wise
The Challenger is a Black-owned, woman-owned newspaper in Buffalo, N.Y. One of its journalists, Katherine Massey, was killed in the grocery store attack this month that left 10 African Americans dead.
Songs of Remembrance: Their dad liked Three Dog Night's 'Joy To The World'
Two sisters from Nashville, Tenn., remember their father David Hardee who died of COVID-19 in March.
The national average price for diesel is up 75% from a year ago
by Brittany Cronin
It now costs more than $5.50 to buy diesel. The surging price of the fuel is making everything even more expensive, and that's posing a major threat to the economy.
Pfizer says children under 5 can get 3 low-dose versions of its COVID-19 vaccine
by Rob Stein
Three shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for kids 6 months to under 5 prompted a strong immune response. Preliminary data suggests the vaccine is effective and safe.
Ukrainian judge hands down a sentence in the first war crimes trial in that conflict
The court gave a life sentence to a 21-year-old Russian army sergeant for shooting and killing an unarmed Ukrainian man during the first days of the war. Its the first war crimes trial of the war.