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Matthew Lachance rides an electric scooter in Washington, D.C. Scooters have grown in popularity, and now ride-related injuries are a common sight at the George Washington University Hospital, according to Dr. Kate Douglass.

As Electric Scooters Proliferate, So Do Minor Injuries And Blocked Sidewalks

Electric scooters provide users with a fun, quick and affordable mode of transportation. But medical experts are observing a growing public health concern, and officials are slow to provide solutions.

At least 25 people died in a fire at a high-rise office building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday — and officials say the building didn't have the right safety protocols in place.

Emergency Exits Were Locked In Building Where 25 People Died From Fire, Officials Say

"This wasn't an accident; it's murder," Public Works and Housing Minister SM Rezaul Karim told reporters, blaming negligence for Thursday's deadly fire.

A woman speaks on her phone while driving. Both drivers and walkers use cell data 4,000 percent more than they did in 2008, which means they aren't watching the roads.

Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 30-Year High

"It's great advice to tell people to use a crosswalk, but that's not very useful if the crosswalk doesn't exist," says Tom Ellington of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in Macon, Ga.

Jake Thomas Patterson, at the Barron County Justice Center in Wisconsin, pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs, killing her parents and holding her captive for nearly three months.

Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty To Abducting Jayme Closs And Killing Her Parents

Jake Thomas Patterson faces the possibility of life in prison for intentional homicide. He said he wanted to spare Jayme and her relatives from worrying about a trial.

Purdue Pharma, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., the Sackler family, which owns the company, settled a case brought by the Oklahoma attorney general.

Purdue Pharma Agrees To $270 Million Opioid Settlement With Oklahoma

The maker of OxyContin will pay to settle a historic opioid lawsuit brought by the attorney general of Oklahoma. Will other drugmakers named in the lawsuit follow?

Brad Steinle, Liz Sullivan and Jim Steinle, the brother, mother and father of Kate Steinle appearing at a 2015 news conference on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco.

Appeals Court Says Parents Can't Sue San Francisco Over Immigrant Who Killed Daughter

The case drew national attention when a local sheriff released from a city jail an unauthorized immigrant without notifying federal officials. The immigrant later killed Kate Steinle.

Authorities intercepted a woman using this drug kit in preparation for shooting up a mix of heroin and fentanyl inside a Walmart bathroom last month in Manchester, N.H. Fentanyl offers a particularly potent high but also can shut down breathing in under a minute.

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins

Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave

Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.

President Trump plans to nominate Stephen Dickson to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency is under scrutiny for its response to two crashes of Boeing 737 airplanes, which are pictured here outside Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., on March 14.

Trump To Nominate Former Delta Air Lines Executive To Lead FAA

The nomination of Stephen Dickson comes as the agency faces criticism for its response to crashes involving the Boeing 737 Max.

Man Dies After Crashing Motorized Scooter Into Tree Downtown

Authorities Monday publicly identified a 53-year-old Georgia man who was fatally injured when he crashed a motorized scooter into a tree in the Core-Columbia area.

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