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Smoke rises from the Grenfell Tower in west London on Wednesday. A massive fire raced through the 24-story high-rise apartment building overnight.

London Firefighters Battle High-Rise Inferno; At Least 6 Fatalities Reported

London's Metropolitan Police say they expect the death toll to rise, after a massive fire engulfed most of the floors in a 24-story apartment building.

In "Left Behind America," FRONTLINE and ProPublica tell the intimate stories of one Rust Belt city's struggle to recover in the post-recession economy. The film reports on the economic and social forces shaping Dayton, Ohio, a once-booming city where nearly 35 percent now live in poverty. Support for "Left Behind America" is provided by WNET through the Chasing the Dream Initiative.

FRONTLINE: Left Behind America

Airs Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Suspect Arrested In Horton Plaza Fatal Shooting

A parolee was back behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of carrying out an apparently random and unprovoked shooting that killed a 43-year-old career Navy man and wounded the victim's cousin at the Westfield Horton Plaza mall.

Florence, expected to approach arrive at the U.S. East Coast late this week, has just been named a Hurricane.

Florence, Now A Hurricane, Is One Of Many Threats To The Atlantic And Pacific

As Hurricane Florence heads toward the southeastern U.S., Hurricane Olivia is headed towards Hawaii and a typhoon is expected to hit Guam on Monday.

Police Investigate Fatal Shooting At Horton Plaza

Authorities Monday released the name of a 43-year-old active-duty Navy man killed over the weekend in an apparently unprovoked shooting at the Westfield Horton Plaza mall that also left the victim's cousin wounded

Supervised injection sites, like Insite in Vancouver, Canada, provide drug users with clean needles and other supplies to help prevent the spread of disease.

What's The Evidence That Supervised Drug Injection Sites Save Lives?

Proposals in several cities to offer drug users access to a safe space to consume drugs have caused a political stir, but what do we really know about the effectiveness of safe injection sites?

What Kills 5 Million People A Year? It's Not Just Disease

A new study tallies up the toll taken by poor quality medical care.

The Japanese government says that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant died as a result of radiation exposure.

Japanese Government Acknowledges First Fukushima Radiation Death

Thousands of people died as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit in 2011, but this is the first death that the government says was caused by radiation. He was a Fukushima worker.

Two Russian men are accused of attempting to kill former KGB agent Sergei Skripal on March 4 — the same day they flew to Moscow. "We have no evidence that they re-entered the U.K. after that date," says Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu of the U.K.'s counterterrorism force.

2 Russian Agents Carried Out Skripal Poison Attack, U.K. Says; Arrest Warrants Issued

British Prime Minister Theresa May said the pair "are officers from the Russian military intelligence service, also known as the GRU."

Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, center, attends a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, in Chicago.

Chicago Police Officer Goes On Trial For Murder Of Black Teen

One protest chant has become a mantra after Laquan McDonald's death: "Sixteen shots and a cover-up." The case now embodies the massive distrust between communities of color and police in Chicago.

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