In 10 states, a gallon of gas now costs more than $5
Consumers are paying more around the country. No state's average is below $4.28, according to AAA. But in California, drivers are paying $2 more than that amount.
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Inspired by the Sixers, basketball star Dawn Staley forged her own path on the court
Staley's won Olympic gold medals as a player and as a head coach. She played in the WNBA, and is now head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women's team, which won the NCAA championship in 2022.
The Atlanta rapper Trouble was shot and killed Sunday in a domestic dispute
Mariel Semonte Orr, known professionally as Trouble, was shot once in the chest and killed at an apartment in Conyers, Georgia. Authorities are searching for the suspected shooter, Jamichael Jones.
The U.S. men's national soccer team wore orange armbands in support of gun control
The team also sent a letter to Congress urging members to vote for stricter gun legislation in the aftermath of several recent mass shootings across the nation.
Hear Throughline's Peabody Award-Winning Series On Afghanistan
The series was recognized for unapologetically challenging narratives we accept in the U.S.
Stop using these adult bed rails, warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Adult bed rails have been linked to hundreds of deaths and injuries over the years. The CPSC is starting work on a federal safety standard, nearly a decade after consumer groups asked for one.
Biden allows solar panel imports while also moving to boost domestic production
The Biden administration will invoke the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on panels from Southeast Asia.
Bangladesh container depot fire kills nearly 50 people and injures hundreds
A massive fire near a port in southeastern Bangladesh has killed more than 49 people and injured 200 others. The fire broke out at an import-export container depot.
Texas school cops get standardized active shooter training. It didn't work in Uvalde
School police officers are trained in best practices for stopping an active shooter. The law requires it, and there's money to pay for it. And yet, that training seems to have failed in Uvalde, Texas.
Kyiv hit by Russian airstrikes as information from Mariupol is throttled
Russian missiles struck Kyiv over the weekend. The Kremlin is also tightening its grip on Ukrainian cities under Russian occupation, meaning relatively little information is getting out.