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When a man began shooting in Maine, some froze while others ran. Now they’re left with questions
One bowler had just removed his shoes when he thought he heard a balloon popping some 15 feet (4.5 meters) behind him. He turned toward the door, saw a man holding a gun, and took off running down one of the lanes.
Forecast predicts an El Nino winter. What does that mean?
A strong El Nino heavily moderates and changes the storm tracks of what America is likely to face from December to February.
A surge in wealth has boosted most US households since 2020
Wealth for the median household — the midpoint between the richest and poorest households — jumped 37% during those three years.
Havana’s once stately homes crumble as their residents live in fear of an imminent collapse
The house on Villegas Street, in the heart of Old Havana, looks nothing like the stately two-story home it used to be a century ago.
25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk
From the perspective of the movement’s activists — some of them on the front lines since the 1960s — progress was often agonizingly slow, but it was steady.