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Miss North Carolina Cheslie pictured as she Kryst wins the 2019 Miss USA final competition in Reno, Nev., in 2019. Kryst, a correspondent for the entertainment news program <em>Extra</em>, has died at age 30.

Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, has died at age 30

Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan building and was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning. Kryst was the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the TV program Extra.

Ibrahim Songne, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, opened a pizza spot called IBRIS in the Italian town of Trento. He overcame local prejudices — and now has been named to a list of the world's top 50 pizzerias.

An African immigrant's pizza wins global raves — and overcomes Italian prejudices

Ibrahim Songne's pizza place triumphed over local anti-immigrant sentiments — and now has earned a spot on a worldwide top 50 pizza list! To think — he didn't even like pizza when he first tried it.

Microglia, specialized cells like the one seen in the center of this image, can restrain the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein (plaques in orange) that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. But the cells sometimes contribute to the progression of the illness, researchers say.

How a hyperactive cell in the brain might trigger Alzheimer's disease

Microglia are amoeba-like cells that scour the brain for injuries and invaders. But sometimes the usually helpful cells go into overdrive and damage the brain, researchers say.

Kyiv braces for Russian attacks, physical and beyond

City officials in Ukraine's capital are considering a wide range of possible actions by Russia: invasion, siege, hybrid warfare, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns.

A scene from <em>Midwives</em>: A baby whose face is adorned with thanaka — a kind of sunscreen made from wood bark.

Sundance prize goes to 'Midwives' — about a Buddhist midwife and her Muslim apprentice

The documentary follows a Buddhist and a Muslim — who don't always get along — as they provide health care to Muslim women and children despite growing political and religious tensions in Myanmar.

Janet Jackson speaks in her new docuseries, Janet Jackson.

Lifetime and A&E's Janet Jackson docuseries promises more than it delivers

The famously private music legend has the opportunity to open up in a two-part docuseries. But the show leaves many stories left untold.

Ten people were injured and three hospitalized after a bridge collapsed early Friday in Pittsburgh's East End.

A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed on the day of Biden's planned infrastructure visit

Officials said 10 people suffered minor injuries and at least three were taken to the hospital after the collapse, which appears to have involved several vehicles and a Port Authority bus.

After 2 years, growing calls to take masks off children in school

While issues around masking remain polarized, there are growing calls for a post-omicron off-ramp for kids and masks.

A student washes her hands before entering a classroom at a school in Blantyre, Malawi, in March 2021. Top scientists say that many African countries, including Malawi, appear to have already arrived at a substantially less threatening stage of the coronavirus pandemic.

Africa may have reached the pandemic's holy grail

New findings from Malawi suggest the country has entered something akin to the endemic stage of the pandemic — along with many other African nations.

Schoolchildren look at explosives during a police-organized civilian safety lesson in a city school in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. City authorities have launched training for civilians amid fears about a Russian invasion.

Russia sees 'little ground for optimism' in the U.S. response on Ukraine crisis

All eyes are now on Vladimir Putin, who will decide how Russia will respond amid fears that Europe could again be plunged into war.

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