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Scenes of destruction at the Factor Druk printing house, one of Ukraine's largest, can be seen days after it was hit in a Russian missile attack on May 27.

Ukraine's bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit

Ukraine's bookstores have expanded despite the war, fueled by interest in works by Ukrainian writers, some who have been killed by Russian forces. But a Russian missile struck a top printing plant.

Fisherman Alan Belucci inspects dead fish on the banks of the Piracicaba River in a rural area of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Wednesday. The state's environmental agency alleges that the cause of their death is irregular dumping of industrial waste into the river.

Tons of dead fish cover a river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste

An estimated 10 to 20 tons of fish died on the Piracicaba River, prosecutors said. An initial investigation points to an "irregular discharge of wastewater" from a sugar and ethanol plant.

Royal Ramey, co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program.

The next generation of firefighters learned how to fight fires while in prison

A nonprofit in California is aiming to remove roadblocks for previously incarcerated firefighters and expand the profession in the process.

As folk duo West of Roan, Annie Schermer (left) and Channing Showalter seek the commonalities among legends, myths and folktales from diverse spots on the globe.

West of Roan collects ancient folktales — not personal folklore

In an era when connecting the tidbits of an artist’s private life can seem more important than following a musical thread between songs, West of Roan's Queen of Eyes revives faith in the power of the concept album.

Rogue health insurance agents have been switching people into Affordable Care Act plans without their knowledge. Social media ads that falsely promise people money for groceries are part of the scheme, a lawsuit says.

Misleading ads part of schemes to gin up unauthorized ACA sign-ups, lawsuit alleges

Online ads touted free money for groceries to help lure people to call centers where some were enrolled in health insurance or unknowingly switched from their plans, a new lawsuit alleges.

Right-wing personality Tucker Carlson laughs as he stands alongside Congressman Byron Donalds, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags a key role at GOP convention

Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has been considered a kingmaker in Republican circles. Now two men he shunned — former President Donald Trump and former Fox star Tucker Carlson — are in the spotlight.

Crows can count out loud like human toddlers — when they aren't cheating the test

A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.

J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, stands at a podium during a walkthrough for the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milkwaukee this week.

Takeaways from J.D. Vance’s first date with America

On Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the Ohio senator toned down his usual rhetoric and focused instead on his family and his appeal to working-class voters.

A study finds that psilocybin can desynchronize networks in the brain, potentially enhancing its plasticity.

A scientist took a psychedelic drug — and watched his own brain 'fall apart'

Scientists scanned the brains of people who took psilocybin, including a member of the research team. The scans showed how the drug disrupts key networks, potentially enhancing brain plasticity.

Workmen searched through the debris of what was the carpenter shop on the pier at Port in Chicago, Calif. on July 18, 1944 after the building was leveled by the explosion of two munition ships the evening of July 17. Other buildings on the waterfront and in the town itself were shattered by the terrific blast, which was felt 50 miles from the scene.

The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over 1944 WWII port explosion

The blast that happened at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California killed 320 people and injured 400 more.

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