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A helicopter hovers over damaged grain silos in Beirut's port on Wednesday, one day after a powerful explosion tore through Lebanon's capital.

Enormous Explosion Rocks Beirut, Killing More Than 100, Wounding Thousands

The dramatic blast was caught on numerous videos by people who had been filming a fire that was burning at an industrial port in Lebanon's capital.

Many Texas Cities Have Policies Completely Opposite From The State. It’s Not A Coincidence.

From Texas Standard.If the latest catalyst for states going their own way was the Paris Climate Agreement, in Texas it was SB4. That’s the law banning…

Mirai Nagasu exults after her performance on Monday at Gangneung Ice Arena at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The U.S. took the bronze medal in the team figure skating event.

Nagasu And Rippon Wow Crowd As U.S. Figure Skating Team Wins Bronze

With a historic jump and a set of strong performances, the U.S. figure skaters put an exclamation point on a team win at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

People stand outside a building that says ARCH on it.

Austin severs ties with nonprofit that runs two downtown homeless shelters

The city will not renew its contract with the nonprofit Urban Alchemy after staff misrepresented some data. The contract is set to expire at the end of September.

A health care worker holds a vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at Klerksdorp Hospital in Klerksdorp, South Africa, on Feb. 18.

FDA Authorizes Johnson & Johnson's One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration gave Johnson & Johnson's vaccine the green light for emergency use Saturday, a day after a panel of advisers to the agency endorsed it in a unanimous vote.

Members of the Texas National Guard work at a mobile COVID-19 testing site last summer at Uhland Elementary School.

Texas National Guard Deployed To Get COVID-19 Vaccines To Older Texans Who Are Homebound

Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants the majority of Texans who are 65 and older to be inoculated against COVID-19 by the end of March. He said the state could announce more eligibility for the vaccines next month.

Last summer, Lucy Le was killed on a street near her Virginia home by a neighbor backing out of her driveway. Her daughter, Laura Pho, now draws a new memorial to her mother every day on the pavement where she died. "It's my meditation," she says. "It's my way of honoring her."

Roads Are Getting Deadlier For Pedestrians; Fatality Rates Are Worse For Minorities

A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidance detailing steps summer camps should take to prevent and respond to COVID-19 infections.

Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says day and overnight camps can operate in person this summer if they take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for potential infections.

Informe Revela que Los Estudiantes Hispanos Y Negros De AISD Son Disciplinados Con Mayor Frecuencia

Un nuevo reporte del distrito escolar muestra que los estudiantes negros e hispanos recibieron suspensiones y otros castigos con mayor frecuencia que los estudiantes blancos.

Candles, flowers and letters were placed at a memorial outside of the canceled Astroworld music festival at NRG Park on Sunday in Houston.

Live Nation, a company behind Astroworld, has a long history of safety violations

Live Nation is the biggest live-events company in the world. Court records and federal citations show that the company was already linked to 200 other deaths and 750 injuries before Friday's tragedy.

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