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Chinese authorities have outlawed blowing through a yellow light at an intersection. The change has prompted vocal protest — even at the official Chinese news agency.

A report out this week finds that the levees in New Orleans failed during Hurricane Katrina not because the storm was so big, but because of problems in the way they were designed, built, and maintained. Ira Flatow leads a discussion on whether New Orleans is ready for a new storm season.

The season, which ends Nov. 30, produced 18 named storms, including 11 turbocharged hurricanes along with Helene and Milton, which devastated the Tampa Bay area.

With Al Jazeera taking the lead, Arabic-language news networks are shifting strategy due to increased competition and pressure from Arab governments unhappy with their political coverage.

Florida gets a new GED exam this week. The high school equivalency test is going exclusively online. Education advocates are greeting it with mixed…

In Dakar, Senegal, two rappers going by the names Keyti and Xuman offer a summary of the week's news in hip-hop format.

Treating American service members hurt in Iraq and Afghanistan created a new military emphasis on those with more than one serious injury.

In this week's health news, Collier County Public Schools gives parents tips on the new COVID resurgence and Florida updates state Monkeypox data.

Facebook is making break-ups a little easier with a new feature that allows people to choose just how much of their ex's profile they want to see.

In the health news this week, Florida Department of Health is rolling out an initiative to provide overdose prevention kits, and the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is reaching more Americans than the previous 10-digit number.