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Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati.

3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems

The deal would compensate water providers for pollution with substances known collectively as PFAS, described as "forever chemicals" because they don't degrade naturally in the environment.

Australia's Anneli Maley (24) and Lauren Mansfield (33) defend Hailey van Lith, of the United States, in the women's 3x3 basketball pool round match Thursday during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Australia won 17-15.

In Olympic 3x3 basketball, the U.S. is sitting at the bottom of the pool. Why?

The women finally won in their fourth game at the Olympics in Paris, while the men's team hasn't won a single one of its four games. What's going on?

U.S. players Stefanie Dolson, Jacquelyn Young, Kelsey Plum and Allisha Gray celebrate after defeating the team from Russia in the women's 3-on-3 gold medal basketball game at the Summer Olympics on Wednesday.

U.S. 3x3 Women's Basketball Takes Gold In The Sport's Olympic Debut

The U.S. women's team took an early lead against the Russians and maintained it the entire game. The action unfolds over just 10 minutes — or the first to 21 points if that happens more quickly.

This Friday, June, 15, 2018 photo shows Lake Champlain from the ferry landing in Grand Isle, Vt.

3 men in 3 days die after falling through ice on Vermont's Lake Champlain

The three men were all ice fishermen, and two of the men were brothers.

An F-16 fighter jet used a missile to take out an unidentified object over Michigan's Lake Huron on Saturday. Here, a Belgian F-16 is pictured taking part in a NATO nuclear deterrence exercise in Belgium in October.

Over Lake Huron, the U.S. downs a 3rd unidentified object in 3 days

A unidentified object has been shot down by U.S. forces over Michigan's Lake Huron, according to the Pentagon. It's the fourth aerial shootdown in just over a week in North America.