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A skeleton in sunglasses sits beside a sign reading "Just waiting for the insurance check," outside the closed Kona Kai Motel on Sanibel Island, Fla., Thursday, May 11, 2023. In Sanibel, the lingering damage is not quite as widespread as in Fort Myers Beach, but many businesses remain shuttered as they are repaired and storm debris is everywhere. Seven local retail stores have moved into a shopping center in mainland Fort Myers, hoping to continue to operate while awaiting insurance payouts, construction permits, or both before returning to the island. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Survey shows many still struggling two years after Hurricane Ian

SanCap Resiliency survey shows residents taking climate change very seriously

Yann Arnaud performs during a Cirque du Soleil show in Toronto in 2017. Arnaud died early Sunday after falling while performing on Saturday in Tampa, Fla.

Cirque Du Soleil Performer Falls To His Death During Show In Florida

Veteran aerialist Yann Arnaud slipped off the double rings during a performance and fell 20 feet, according to the theatrical company. He died of his injuries at a hospital on Sunday.

A poster advertising "The Phantom of the Opera" is displayed on the shuttered Majestic Theatre in New York on March 12, 2020. Broadway's longest-running show is scheduled to close in February 2023.

'The Phantom of the Opera,' Broadway's longest-running show, will close next year

The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance in New York on Feb. 18, 2023.

New U.S. Survey Shows Some Progress Against Opioid Crisis

Figures from a U.S. government survey released Friday show some progress in the fight against the ongoing opioid addiction crisis with fewer people in...

West Chester, Ohio, Board of Trustees Chairman Lee Wong bares his chest at a meeting Tuesday. Those scars, suffered during his U.S. military service, are "proof" of his patriotism, he said.

Asian American Local Leader Shows Army Scars: 'Is This Patriot Enough?'

After referencing a history of discrimination he's experienced, West Chester, Ohio, Board of Trustees Chairman Lee Wong removed his shirt to show scars he got while he was in the military.

A historic military plane crashes after colliding with another plane during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas on Saturday.

Two historic military planes collide and crash during an air show in Dallas

It was unclear how many people were on board the aircraft or if anyone on the ground was hurt. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are launching investigations.

National Survey Shows High Rates Of Hungry And Homeless Community College Students

Researchers surveyed more than 33,000 community college students and found that a greater number are going without food and housing than previously thought.

Photographer Kevin Wells, 50, drove Flavor Flav, Chuck D and their entourage to a show in his Ford Focus.

Random, Helpful Brit Drives Public Enemy To Show In His Ford Focus

When the rappers' cab left without them, a man in Sheffield, England, offered to drive Flavor Flav, Chuck D and their entourage to a concert.

Elton John preformed to over 6 million fans across 330 shows in his farewell tour.

Elton John bids farewell to the road with the last show on his goodbye tour

The acclaimed British singer's final concert was set in Stockholm, and marked the culmination of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, which spanned over five years, 330 shows and 16 Gucci suits.

The Xingu River flows near the area where the Belo Monte dam complex is under construction in the Amazon basin on June 15, 2012 near Altamira, Brazil. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Study Shows 10 Percent Decline In Global Wilderness Over 20 Years

Researchers concluded that more than 3.3 million square kilometers, or about one-tenth of the world's total wilderness, has been lost.

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