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13 Reasons Why Not: Michigan Teens Talk Honestly About Suicide

The popular Netflix show 13 Reasons Why is about a teen who commits suicide. Youth Radio brings us the story of one Michigan high school's project called 13 Reasons Why Not. It features 13 stories of students overcoming their struggles.

Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.3B ahead of Saturday night's drawing

There have been 40 consecutive drawings since the last time someone won Powerball's top prize on New Year's Day. The jackpot ranks as the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history.

The Shanghai-listed Yantai Xinchao Industry Co. filed a security filing over the weekend announcing it would purchase Texas oil properties for 8.3 billion yuan.

Chinese Firm Plans $1.3 Billion Purchase Of Texas Oil Lands

The Shanghai-listed investment firm Yantai Xinchao Industry Co., said in a securities filing over the weekend, it was a purchasing oil lands in the Texas counties of Howard and Borden.

Jazz artist Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, accompanied by his wife, prepares to take off from Idlewild Airport, New York, October 27, 1957, for a concert tour of five South American countries. They are bound first for Buenos Aires. Satchmo, unofficial goodwill ambassador, holds his brassy portfolio aloft. The couple left by Argentine Airlines. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

Song of the Day for May 13: When the Saints Go Marching In with Louis Armstrong

Fridays are when we enjoy a new weekly series that's part history, part trivia, and ALL music. The series features selections from former News-Press editor Sheldon Zoldan's 'Song of the Day." The initiative began as a daily lockdown project on Facebook at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, through which Zoldan highlights how every aspect of life has a connection through music. This week's song of the day, for May 13, is “When the Saints Go Marching In” with Louis Armstrong.

Recovery workers are seen at New Zealand's White Island last December. A volcanic eruption on the island killed 22 people and has led to work safety charges against tour operators.

New Zealand Charges 13 Parties Over Deaths At White Island Volcano

A work safety agency says last year's eruption, which killed 22 people, was unexpected, but it wasn't unforeseeable. The tragedy struck at New Zealand's most active volcano.

Bison roam outside Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont., on March 17, 2011. Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after their herd was struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park, authorities said Friday, Dec. 30, 2022.

13 bison were killed in a road accident near Yellowstone National Park

The bison were hit by a semi truck. In the winter months, bison will move toward paved roads to make their travel easier.

Temple Israel Synagogue is seen, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Canton, Ohio, after charges came to light against a 13-year-old boy who allegedly planned a mass shooting targeting the synagogue, including drawing maps of the building, back in September.

Boy, 13, charged after allegedly planning mass shooting at a synagogue in Ohio

The charges come amid a rise of antisemitism in the United States and worldwide. In the U.S. alone, antisemitic incidents rose 35% from 2021 to 2022.

In this photo illustration, a McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald's on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

McDonald's E. coli outbreak grows, with 75 people sickened in 13 states

The CDC said on Friday that dozens more people have been reported sick with E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder.

Members of the House of Councilors vote on a series of legislation to broaden the definition of rape in Japan.

Japan expands the definition of rape and raises the age of consent to 16 from 13

The new legislation redefines rape as nonconsensual sex, removing a requirement showing the victim fought back. The change comes after four years of protests decrying sexual violence in Japan.

Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, MD, the 19th Surgeon General of United States, speaking at the 5th annual Lake Nona Impact Forum, in 2017. The former surgeon general is one of three co-chairs of President-elect Biden's COVID-19 advisory board.

Biden Names 13 Health Experts To COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board

The team, which includes former federal health officials, aims to create a blueprint for the incoming administration's COVID-19 response as the nation battles a new surge in infections.

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