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A man takes a picture of a poster paying homage to veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala in Mumbai, India, on Sunday. Jhunjhunwala, died at the age of 62.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India's Warren Buffett, dies at 62

Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the stock market while he was still in college, starting off with capital of just 5,000 rupees ($63).

As a Russian-built bridge linked to Crimea blows up, Ukraine's offensive continues

The latest from Ukraine, where a Russian-built bridge linking mainland Russia to the Crimean peninsula seems to have been heavily damaged this weekend.

Nicholas Frank Sanzone, with the city of Satellite Beach, Florida, is trying to restore seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon, where manatees have been dying of starvation.

Saving starving manatees will mean saving this crucial lagoon habitat

An unprecedented die-off of manatees in Florida is now projected to last years. The state has allocated millions to clean up polluted waters and restore the seagrass manatees need to survive.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove speaks during a news conference ahead of Game 3 of the baseball National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Philadelphia.

Padres turn to October ace Musgrove vs. Phillies in Game 3

The Phillies counter with lefty Ranger Suárez. The Phillies and Padres have not yet announced starting pitchers for Game 4.

Magaly Vázquez and Pedro Lugo, with the avocados and bananas that friends have given them after Hurricane Fiona knocked much of the island's fruit off trees.

After Hurricane Fiona, avocados have become a currency of community in Puerto Rico

The storm blew most of Puerto Rico's avocados off their trees. Now people are racing to eat and give them away before they go bad.

A Neanderthal skeleton on display in 2018 at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris. Researchers extracted DNA from bones found in Russia to learn more about how their communities were organized.

Genetic sequencing gives us the first-ever look at a Neanderthal clan

"You know, this image of Neanderthals being brutes, is not quite accurate," says paleogenticist Laurits Skov. "The more we learn about them, the more like humans they appear to be."

Wind whips embers from a burning tree during a wildfire Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif.

California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire

A wood products company says it is investigating whether a fire that killed two people as it swept through a Northern California town was caused by a failure of a water-spraying machine used to cool ash at its veneer mill.

Ukrainians from war-torn cities wonder if they'll ever be able to return home

Ukrainian officials promise to rebuild and revitalize Mariupol - which Russian forces have destroyed and now occupy. Some who fled the city doubt they will ever return.

Beer brewers say that a shortage of the gas that puts the suds in your beer could force production cuts and price hikes.

Your beer needs carbon dioxide, but the price skyrocketed over the summer

The gas brings the bubbles to your beer. But brewers now face a carbon dioxide shortage — and the risk of production cuts and price hikes.

Here's what eight refugees cherish as a touch of home (clockwise from top left): Ukrainian sheet music; an Afghan dress; incense stones from Yemen; a ceremonial cup and plate from an Indian village; a word from the K'iche' language from Guatemala; a diary kept by a trans woman from Honduras; a Liberian woman's passport; and (center) a Tibetan dumpling that has proved popular in Kashmir.

Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.

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