The Sri Lankan rupee has plummeted in value, and inflation is soaring. Prices of necessities, including fuel, food and medicine have also skyrocketed.
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Bolstered by legacy, Black distillers push for diversity in industry: ‘You’re actually not alone’
Recognizing the contributions of Black distillers is step one in improving diversity in the predominantly white distilling industry, experts say.
Chilling photos show Texas communities devastated by wildfires that burned 50 homes
An outbreak of wildfires around several small Texas communities burned at least 50 homes, killed a sheriff’s deputy and left a trail of destruction.
American man killed in Ukraine was searching for food for sick partner, sister confirms
American Jimmy Hill was killed in a Russian attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, where he was seeking medical treatment for his partner.
NTSB: 13-year-old boy was driving truck in Texas crash that killed 9, including 6 college golfers
A memorial was set up for the six University of the Southwest golfers and their coach who died Tuesday in the fiery crash on a Texas highway.
9 dead, including 6 students and a coach, in crash involving University of the Southwest golf teams
Nine people were killed in a head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from the University of the Southwest’s golf teams.
Winter storm brings gusting winds and snow to eastern US, making for ‘extremely dangerous’ travel
A massive winter storm, which has been described as a bomb cyclone, is bringing gusting winds to much of the eastern U.S. this weekend.
All residents accounted for after fiery explosion at Maryland apartment complex injured more than a dozen people
Fourteen residents, including two children, were hospitalized after the blast. Three residents remain in serious condition.
‘It’s a no-brainer’: Rising adolescent overdoses prompt calls for schools to stock naloxone
Naloxone, a drug commonly known as Narcan, counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose. Advocates and researchers want it in schools nationwide.
Massive apartment explosion in Maryland sends 10 to hospital, leaves several others missing
Three people had serious injuries after the fiery blast wrecked a four-story apartment building in Silver Spring, Md., just outside Washington, D.C.