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Workers pump water out of the foundation of the former Champlain Towers South building, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Surfside, Fla. The Eighty Seven Park building is to the south. Parties associated with the building and others have agreed to a settlement of $997 million to compensate the victims and families of those killed when the Champlain Towers South building collapsed nearly a year ago. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Florida House passes condominium safety bill in wake of Surfside

Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under a bill sent Wednesday to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis by lawmakers, their legislation a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people.

Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes hands out books to Turkish students in Istanbul during a regional tour aimed at improving America's image abroad, Sept. 28, 2005.

Hughes: No Short-Term Fix for U.S. Image Abroad

The person in charge of improving the U.S. image abroad is not expecting it to get much better soon. Karen Hughes says her efforts are part of a "long-term program."

Peaches ripen on a branch at Chappell Farms orchard in Kline, S.C. in July 0f 2013.

Here's why most of us love the smell of vanilla and peaches and not sweaty feet

Researchers found that most people share similar preferences when it comes to smell, and it has little to do with their cultural background.

The North Dakota Town Where A One-Bedroom Apartment Rents For $2,100 A Month

The strange troubles of a small town where an oil boom has driven unemployment below 1 percent.

Brothers Chris and Gabe Fabiano watch the solar eclipse on Hilton Head Island, S.C.

PHOTOS: The Day The Eclipse Came To America

A total solar eclipse crossed the entire country earlier today. Many Americans were treated to a rare and stunning view.

A cyclist crosses the Yangtze River Bridge. Residents of Wuhan are allowed to leave their homes on a limited basis. With public transit shuttered during the quarantine, they use cars, cabs, scooters and bicycles.

PHOTOS: Scenes From The Epicenter Of The Coronavirus Outbreak

A photojournalist in Wuhan, China, portrays a city under quarantine in the midst of COVID-19.

Film director John Waters has penned a book called "Carsick," about his cross-country hitchhiking trip. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for EJAF)

An Evening With John Waters On Hitchhiking And Middle America

Best known for his cult films in the 1970s and '80s, Waters discusses his new book "Carsick."

Nearly 80,000 Evacuated As Wildfires Rip Through Alberta, Canada

Wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, caused the evacuation of nearly 80,000 people. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with officials about what is going on there.

A person sleeps on a sidewalk near New York's Times Square this past week. A new report says more and more American cities are passing laws that make it illegal to sleep outside, on the street, in a park or in your own car.

Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside?

Laws that ban sleeping outside favor relocation over resolving the problems that force people onto the streets.

Law enforcement vehicles are seen parked outside West Freeway Church of Christ as authorities continue to investigate a fatal shooting at the church on Sunday, in White Settlement, Texas.

Texas Church Shooter Kills 2 Before Being Fatally Shot By Congregants

A gunman opened fire during a church service in an area called White Settlement. "Evil walked boldly among us," Sheriff Bill Waybourn said. "Good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse."

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