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'Disaster Girl,' The Stuff Of Memes, Sells For Nearly $500,000 As NFT

Zoë Roth was just 4 when her dad took a picture of her standing in front a burning house. That photo launched uncounted memes, and now the original copy has sold at auction as a nonfungible token.

China's broadcasting regulator said Thursday that the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity" and was banning the British broadcaster's world service. The BBC headquarters in London are seen here in 2016.

China Bans BBC World Service, Following U.K. Ban Of Chinese Network

The Chinese state news agency said the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity." Britain stripped the license for CGTN, the Chinese global television network, last week.

Los Angeles police said three children under the age of 5 were discovered dead in the Reseda neighborhood Saturday morning.

Mother Arrested After 3 Young Children Found Dead In Los Angeles Apartment

A 30-year-old woman is in custody after police found her three children dead in their Reseda home.

Frozen Skin Cells Could Create A New Future For Endangered Northern White Rhinos

San Diego researchers are making progress on a long-running plan to revive a nearly extinct rhino species. Two rhino births this year were important steps.

Three of Halima Cissé's nine babies are seen in this handout photo from the Mali Ministry of Health and Social Development.

Nonuplets: Woman From Mali Gives Birth To 9 Babies

Doctors were surprised to find nine babies; scans had shown only seven. "The newborns (five girls and four boys) and the mother are all doing well," Mali's health minister says.

Vanessa Houston (right) and her mother, Frances Houston, hold up the termination of lease letter they received in August telling them they have to vacate their apartment in 60 days, September 2, 2021.

Days After County Eviction Ban Expired, San Diego Tenants Forced Out

Days after the countywide ordinance expired, tenants across the county received letters terminating their leases forcing them to find housing in an increasingly expensive rental market.

The White House has held a couple bigger events this week following new guidance that fully vaccinated individuals don't need to wear masks or social distance. One such event was the signing of the Hate Crimes Act on Thursday.

How The Biden White House Learned To Drop The Masks And Stop Worrying

New guidance that fully vaccinated people don't have to wear masks made a visible change at the White House this week.

Teen girls, estranged from suburban classmates and ostracized in their own neighborhoods, can grapple with insidious racism and isolation.

Codeswitching: Race And Identity In The Suburban Schoolhouse

Premiered Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV (not available to stream on demand)

In this 2017 photo, Gavin McInnes (center), founder of the far-right extremist group known as the Proud Boys, is surrounded by supporters after speaking at a rally in Berkeley, Calif. McInnes told NPR that the group is made up of "funny dudes, not Nazis." At least 25 members of the far-right group are facing charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

How Extremists Weaponize Irony To Spread Hate

Some extremists weaponize irony and absurdity as a method for recruiting new members and avoiding criticism. Such tactics can mask the danger that extremists pose, experts say.

Still from a cell phone video showing a San Diego Police officer rough arrest of a homeless man in La Jolla, May 12, 2021.

Police Release Officer-Recorded Video Of Rough La Jolla Arrest Of Transient

The San Diego Police Department Friday released video footage from uniform-worn cameras worn by two officers who tackled and repeatedly punched a homeless Black man last week while taking him into custody on a La Jolla thoroughfare.

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