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Recent water-related problems in Los Angeles and Ohio have put a focus on infrastructure. Many of the pipes in the U.S. are more than 100 years old and may not be replaced for another 100 years.

The deal will unite two of the United States' biggest discount stores. Dollar Tree will pay $74.50 for each share of Family Dollar and said it would run the company as a separate brand.

The families of 16 victims sued the estate of shooter Adam Lanza's mother and will receive nearly $94,000 apiece under the deal. The settlement still needs a judge's approval.

NPR's Melissa Block visits a a Harlem elementary school, where a group of enthusiastic 3rd - 5th graders is learning golf through a "golf in the schools" program run by the Metropolitan PGA. The impact of Tiger Woods is undeniable... and his impact would probably be just as great, even if he hadn't just won the Masters Golf Tournament. The kids have picked up on the slogan, "I am Tiger Woods."

The new dress code is designed to ensure law enforcement looks professional and they don't fall on their backsides. But giving the cowboy outfit the boot goes against the state's cultural identity.

In 2008 and 2012, African-Americans turned out to vote in record numbers for President Obama. Now many black voters in the early voting state of South Carolina say there's not the same enthusiasm.

So, you've grown a pumpkin that weighs over 1,000 pounds. What now? For Rick Swenson, competitive pumpkin grower, the answer was clear: Get in and paddle it down the river as far as it'll go.

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

Salome Zourabichvili says October 2024's parliamentary contest that saw a pro-Russia party win most of the seats was rigged by Moscow. She says she is the legitimate leader of the people of Georgia.

They say he's taken Israel's side. Hamas is calling for a new uprising after the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.