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In this June 25, 2021, file photo, rescue personnel work at the remains of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla.

More Champlain Towers Residents Sue Their Condo Association, Alleging Negligence

At least three lawsuits have been filed in the partial collapse of the building in Surfside, Fla., and attorneys say more are coming. The latest includes the story of one resident's harrowing escape.

A photo of Hans-Joachim Bull's November 1990 picture with Angela Merkel, taken during Merkel's first campaign stop as a parliamentary candidate. Merkel chatted with Bull (far left, obscured behind another fisherman) and other fishermen in their hut. She asked about their concerns, and Bull and his colleagues told her they were worried about new European fishing quotas.

As Germany's Merkel steps down, those who guided her into politics remember her

Angela Merkel is stepping down after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and reflected on her legacy.

A pedestrian walks past a mural in Huntington, W.Va., on March 18. Huntington was once ground zero for the U.S. opioid epidemic.

Was It 'Reasonable' To Ship 81 Million Opioid Pills To This Small West Virginia City?

As a landmark federal opioid trial nears completion, West Virginia communities are demanding $2.5 billion in compensation. Drug firms say they acted responsibly in shipping millions of pills.

Nitecap is one of many New York City bars and restaurants forced to close by the pandemic.

Pandemic Means Closing Time For Many New York City Restaurants And Bars

Cold temps added to rising debts are forcing New York City restaurants to close or reinvent themselves for the pandemic era.

A "for sale" sign is pictured in front of a house in Chula Vista in this file photo from July 21, 2020.

Fast-Rising Housing Prices Changing South County Real Estate Market

San Diego home prices are among the second highest increasing in the nation.

One of the ten yurts available for rental at the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park Campground in South Bay starting April 28, 2021.

Southwesternmost US Campground Opens In Tijuana River Valley

The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park campground opened Wednesday with 51 campsites, yurt rentals, gardens and ball fields.

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo makes a brief statement to reporters Wednesday in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.

Gen Z Is Feeling 'Meh' About The Vaccine. The White House Is Calling In The Pop Stars

Only about 42% of 18- to 24-year-olds are fully vaccinated. Eager to reach them, the White House is calling in pop stars and trying to spread the word on TikTok.

This photo provided by the Oregon Department of Forestry shows a firefighting tanker making a retardant drop over the Grandview Fire near Sisters, Ore., Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Numbers Explain How And Why West Bakes, Burns And Dries Out

The US West is getting hit with a triple whammy of record heat, megadrought and wildfires — and just a handful of numbers explains the how and why of this wild and deadly weather. A potential all-time record or two may have been set in Death Valley.

Approximately 25,000 rounds of ammunition found at the residence of Samuel Cassidy, the suspect in the Wednesday May 26, 2021 shooting at a San Jose rail station ate shown in this undated photo.

California Mass Killer Had Arsenal Of Guns, Ammo At His Home

Authorities searching the home of Samuel Cassidy say the man who gunned down nine co-workers at a California rail yard had stockpiled an arsenal that included a dozen guns, Molotov cocktails and 25,000 rounds of ammunition.

Remembering some of those we lost in 2021, from literary legends to everyday heroes

2021 was filled with tremendous loss, from staggering COVID deaths to those of leading writers such as Joan Didion and bell hooks to a longtime abortion activist and politicians who shaped our world.

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