Citing a rise in illness-related absences of students and teachers, school districts in Texas and Kentucky have canceled in-person classes this week.
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The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to return giant pandas to China. What you need to know.
The two adult giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, and their cub Xiao Qi Ji will leave The National Zoo for China in December 2023.
Lukashenko: Putin not to blame for plane crash believed to have killed Prigozhin
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he doesn’t believe his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was involved in organizing the assassination of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. (Aug. 25)
Bomb threats disrupt two schools. Did right-wing LibsofTikTok posts help prompt them?
Plus: Our reporting threats agains public officials, and the history of extremist posts that led up to California’s Pride flag shooting.
Biden didn’t hear question on Maui wildfires before his ‘no comment,’ White House says
Republicans have bashed President Biden for saying “no comment” about the Hawaii wildfires. The White House now says he didn’t hear the question.
Florida man arrested, charged for injecting chemical agent underneath neighbors’ door
Police arrested Xuming Li after he allegedly injected a chemical underneath his neighbors’ door over a noise dispute in Tampa, Florida.
California man to be taken to Mexico in 3 killings; 4th possible. What you need to know.
A California man wanted in Mexico in the killings of three women could be linked with the death of a fourth woman, according to a Mexican official.
Ticketed for being homeless? Supreme Court asked to weigh if punishment is ‘cruel and unusual’
An Oregon city told the Supreme Court that a ban on ticketing homeless people has created a dire situation.
Melting ice causing ‘catastrophic’ breeding issues, emperor penguins to face extinction
Emperor penguins in Antarctica are at risk of “quasi-extinction” due to melting ice.
New weight-loss drug Wegovy has major heart benefits, too
The new class of weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s can help reduce a type of heart failure, new research shows, in addition to other heart problems.