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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.
Pair of identical twins in California do everything together — even motherhood
Sisters Jill and Erin each gave birth to baby boys on the same day in the same hospital. They were just down the hall from each other when they delivered their newborns — five hours apart.
The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in Buffalo will be back in court
A court hearing will be held Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y., for the white man accused of going on a deadly, racist rampage at a supermarket in a mostly Black neighborhood.
Phil Mickelson skips PGA championship after he made controversial comments
Golf's PGA Championship gets underway Thursday in Tula, Okla., but defending champ Phil Mickelson won't be there after he made inflammatory comments about a new Saudi-backed golf tour.
Boeing will try again to launch Starliner after its previous attempt was scrubbed
by Brendan Byrne
Boeing hopes to launch its Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. If this test is successful, Boeing hopes to begin sending humans to the space station this fall.
Why does Turkey object to Finland and Sweden joining NATO?
by Peter Kenyon
Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO, but Turkey's president may oppose their acceptance into the military alliance. There is an international push to resolve Turkey's objections.
Nurses have had an up-close view of the pandemic deaths in the U.S.
by Will Stone
The one million U.S. deaths from COVID-19 happened out of sight for most Americans. It was often nurses who were caring for these patients and bearing witness to their deaths.
The U.S. men's and women's soccer teams will now be paid equally
by Tom Goldman
The U.S. Soccer Federation said it has agreed with its men's and women's national teams to pay them the same amounts for all games and competitions and split prize money from World Cup appearances.
Can a new concrete mixture help reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint?
by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
A data center in DeKalb, Illinois, is the testing ground for a new sustainable concrete. Is this greenwashing or can new mixtures contribute to reducing the construction industry's carbon footprint?