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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died at a hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning. He is seen here at the San Francisco Pride Parade in June.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Dies At Age 65

The first elected Asian-American mayor of the city was not known to be ill; he collapsed while shopping Monday night and died at a San Francisco hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Russian short track athletes, first row, and ice hockey players wearing sweatshirts with the words "Russia is in my heart" attend a Russian Olympic Committee meeting Tuesday. The Russian committee said it will support athletes who compete at the 2018 Winter Games despite a ban on the national team.

Russian Olympic Head Says 200 Of Russia's Athletes Might Compete Under Neutral Flag

The decision comes one week after the International Olympic Committee suspended Russia's national team over a system of doping.

Melt ponds dot a stretch of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, north of Greenland. This year was the Arctic's second-warmest in at least 1,500 years, after 2016.

Arctic's Temperature Continues To Run Hot, Latest 'Report Card' Shows

The extreme warming trend continues, and scientists fear that floating sea ice will be gone by midcentury. That will have extraordinary effects closer to home.

A tick grasping a dinosaur feather is preserved in 99 million-year-old amber from Myanmar.

Amber-Trapped Tick Suggests Ancient Bloodsuckers Feasted On Feathered Dinosaurs

The tick was with a feather from a dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous Period. Modern ticks love to bite mammals, and scientists have long wondered what the tiny vampires ate millions of years ago.

A red arrow points to Akayed Ullah, accused of triggering an explosion in the New York City subway system Monday. The image is from surveillance cameras in the commuter tunnel near Times Square; it's part of the federal complaint against Ullah.

Federal Terrorism Charges Filed Against NYC Subway Bombing Suspect Akayed Ullah

Prosecutors say Akayed Ullah posted an update to his Facebook account on Monday that stated, "Trump you failed to protect your nation."

An explosion tore through an Austrian gas pipeline hub at Baumgarten on Tuesday. At least one person was killed, and now onlookers fear the explosion could send shock waves through the European gas supply.

Deadly Blast At An Austrian Gas Hub Prompts A State Of Emergency In Italy

At least one person was killed and many others injured when an explosion ripped through the hub. Fears of supply disruptions quickly caused energy prices to leap across Europe, especially in Italy.

Park City Runs Short on Incentives from Paid Parking Program that Kicks Off Friday

The launch of Park City’s paid parking program kicks off on Friday but the incentives to use public transit have fallen to the wayside. KPCW’s Melissa…

This Green Earth - December 12, 2017

Ashley Solteysiak is the new director of the Sierra Club’s Utah Chapter. Chris and Nell visit with her to learn a bit about her background and get the…

This video still — released by the National Transportation Safety Board in April 2016 — shows the El Faro's stern underwater. The cargo ship sank in 2015 after sailing straight into a Category 3 hurricane, killing all 33 crew members aboard.

NTSB Releases Findings On What Sank The Doomed Ship El Faro

In draft findings that are expected to be adopted Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board found a range of problems with the freighter that sank in a 2015 hurricane, killing its whole crew.

Philip Alston, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, is leading a mission to investigate poverty in the U.S.

The U.N. Looks At Extreme Poverty In The U.S., From Alabama To California

One sign of the poverty they're investigating — the recent (and surprising) reemergence of hookworm in Lowndes County, Ala.

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