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Members of the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue Team look for survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

What Led To The Florida Condo Collapse? Here's What We Know So Far

As one of the largest U.S. rescue operations in recent memory continues, those who escaped the tower or lost loved ones want to know how the 12-story structure could have failed so suddenly.

Sonia Doe, pictured here, reached a settlement with the New Jersey Department of Corrections that will make it standard for the state to assign prison stays to a person based on their gender identity, not the sex assigned at birth.

New Jersey Prisoners Will Be Placed Based On Gender Identity Under A New Policy

As part of civil lawsuit settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a prison stay in line with their gender identity.

A United Airlines plane takes off over another plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport last year. United Airlines has announced a new order of 270 narrow-bodied planes from Boeing and Airbus.

United Airlines Is Buying 270 New Planes In A Massive Bet On The Future Of Travel

After a devastating pandemic limited travel for more than a year, United is optimistic about the future and plans to spend billions of dollars upgrading and expanding its fleet.

This Dec. 30, 2019 image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Taylor and his son Peter, are charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon.

2 Americans Have Apologized To A Tokyo Court For Their Role In Carlos Ghosn's Escape

Michael Taylor, a former Green Beret, and his son Peter are facing charges for allegedly helping Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon.

Video footage to be admitted in Nashville officer's murder trial

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville judge has ruled that video footage of a white Nashville police office fatally shooting an armed Black man from behind…

Gov. Lee will terminate federal pandemic jobless benefits this weekend

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Mike Osborne) -- Special federal pandemic unemployment benefits will end for Tennessee’s jobless workers this Saturday.Gov. Bill Lee and…

There are now at least 12 COVID-19 variants circulating in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Mike Osborne) -- A total of 12 COVID-19 variants are now circulating in Tennessee. That’s up from the five variants known to be…

People embrace Monday at a makeshift memorial outside St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Surfside, Fla., near the site of the Champlain Towers South condo that partially collapsed last week.

Surfside Condo Board Warned Residents That Concrete Damage Was 'Significantly Worse'

"The concrete deterioration is accelerating," the Champlain Towers South's condo board president wrote as she asked for a $15 million special assessment for major structural repairs.

On June 25, people queued up to register for a COVID-19 vaccine at a site outside a Hindu temple in Hyderabad. Vaccinations are now being administered after a series of missteps led to a shortage of doses. If all goes well, India's public health agency hopes to be vaccinating up to 10 million people a day by late July.

India Is The World's Biggest Vaccine Maker. Yet Only 4% Of Indians Are Vaccinated

The Serum Institute began mass-producing COVID vaccines even before approval. They've made millions of doses. But so far only about 4% of people in India are fully vaccinated. What went wrong?

The Pacific Northwest Battles Record High Temperatures, Many Without Air Conditioning

The Pacific Northwest continues to see record high temperatures. Many people in Portland and Seattle don't have air conditioning. Homeless people across the area are especially vulnerable in the heat.

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