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World leaders pledged $298 million to assist Lebanon in the aftermath of last week's catastrophic blast during a virtual summit on Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron organized the virtual summit.

At Virtual Summit, World Leaders Pledge $298 Million In Aid To Lebanon

World leaders, including President Trump, attended a virtual donor summit Sunday for recovery efforts after last week's blast. The event was co-hosted by the U.N. and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Increasingly, many people in the U.S., like these teens in a Miami grocery story in August, now routinely wear face masks in public to help stop COVID-19's spread. But social distancing and other public health measures have been slower to catch on, especially among young adults, a national survey finds.

Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds

A general increase in mask-wearing has been encouraging, U.S. public health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow coronavirus' spread.

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., speaks on the third day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, Thursday at the U.S. Capitol. DeGette referenced court documents and social media posts to argue that Trump supporters believed they were following his orders in attacking the Capitol.

Rioters' Own Words Show Incitement By Trump, Impeachment Managers Argue

Many of the statements referenced in the Senate impeachment trial appear in the criminal cases against the alleged rioters.

Protesters on Tuesday in Paris take a knee, as riot officers fire tear gas and scattered protesters throw projectiles and set fires at an unauthorized demonstration against police violence and racial injustice. Several thousand people rallied peacefully for two hours around the main Paris courthouse in tribute to George Floyd and to Adama Traoré, a French black man who died in police custody.

'No Justice In France, Either': French Protest Police Killings In U.S. And At Home

Demonstrators this week said they were rallying for "our brother" in the U.S. as well as Adama Traoré, who died in police custody in 2016.

First responders arrive at the scene of a massive pileup of vehicles on Interstate 35W near downtown Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday.

At Least 5 People Dead After Texas Interstate Crash Involving At Least 75 Vehicles

A Fort Worth police spokesperson said between 75 and 100 vehicles appear to have been involved in the Thursday morning crash, which authorities declared a mass casualty event.

Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman watches newly released video footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building on Wednesday. Goodman's efforts to protect lawmakers were on display.

Senators Moved By Actions Of Capitol Police Officer Goodman To Protect Them

Eugene Goodman was shown in a video played during the impeachment trial Wednesday directing Sen. Mitt Romney away from the mob.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored As The First Woman To Lie In State

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state Friday at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to be given that honor in the nation's history.

Then-acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin speaks during a news conference on Jan. 12. After an interview Sherwin gave about the ongoing Capitol insurrection investigation, a federal judge criticized the Justice Department with a potential gag order.

Judge Criticizes DOJ For Talking About Capitol Riot Conspiracy Case In The Press

"This case will not be tried in the media," U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta said Tuesday, referring to two recent stories that he said could affect the defendants' right to a fair trial.

Last summer, Lucy Le was killed on a street near her Virginia home by a neighbor backing out of her driveway. Her daughter, Laura Pho, now draws a new memorial to her mother every day on the pavement where she died. "It's my meditation," she says. "It's my way of honoring her."

Roads Are Getting Deadlier For Pedestrians; Fatality Rates Are Worse For Minorities

A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020.

Make space, listen, offer hope: How to help a child at risk of suicide

If a young person says they want to end their life, how do you help? First, don't panic. Suicide is preventable. Here's advice for helping young people in crisis, from people who've lived through it.

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