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Colombia Plane Ran Out Of Fuel Before It Crashed Near Medellin

Authorities also released audio of the conversation between the pilot and the airport's communications tower during the doomed plane's final moments on Monday. Only six of 77 people aboard survived.

A charred sign stands by one of the buildings burned in the fires.

As Damage Is Tallied In Gatlinburg Fires, Residents Still Don't Know If Their Homes Survived

Although much of the mountain resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge were unscathed, Monday night's wildfires destroyed at least 700 buildings....

The U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica as seen in 2002.

Buzz Aldrin Is Medically Evacuated From Antarctica

The second man to walk on the moon fell ill during a trip to the South Pole and was flown to New Zealand. Aldrin is 86 years old.

David Weinstein checks the origins of a selection of diamonds at the International Gemological Institute offices in Manhattan.

Lab-Grown Diamonds Come Into Their Own

Commercial labs can now make the large, clear diamonds people prize for engagement rings and other jewelry in as little as 72 hours. How will this change the diamond industry?

Rescue teams work on Tuesday to recover bodies from the wreckage of the LaMia charter plane that crashed in the mountains in Colombia late Monday, killing 71 people, officials say.

Before Deadly Crash In Colombia, Pilot Said He Was Out Of Fuel

A charter plane crashed near Medellín, Colombia, on Monday night, killing 71 people. According to leaked audio and witness accounts, the pilot cited "fuel problems" and asked for priority landing.

A squid salad in Los Angeles. In California, squid is an economic driver of the seafood industry. But most of this squid is frozen and exported overseas to China to be processed and distributed across the globe.

In California, Squid Is Big Business. But Good Luck Eating Local Calamari

While the U.S. has a thriving squid industry, chances are the calamari you are eating made a 12,000-mile round trip before ending up on your dinner plate.

UNESCO cited Belgians' affinity for a wide range of beer in its official recognition of the beer culture of Belgium as a treasure of human culture that should be protected.

UNESCO Deems Belgium's Beer Culture A Treasure Of Humanity

The agency noted Belgium's beer experts — zythologists — who taste and study complex and often experimental brews. It's one of 16 cultural elements that are being recognized.

TN and Other States Should End Paddling, Ed. Chief Says

U.S. Education Secretary John King urged Tennessee and other states to stop using corporal punishment in schools, a practice he called “harmful,…

Donald Trump clearly knows the manufacturing numbers; here, he shows a graph on manufacturing while speaking during an April campaign event in Wisconsin.

Carrier Will Keep 1,000 Jobs In U.S., But Trump Faces A Much Tougher Problem

Like President Obama, Trump must deal with the millions of old-school, middle-skill jobs, like manufacturing, that just aren't coming back.

Dr. Raj Panjabi has his blood pressure checked by a Liberian community health worker.

A Million Dollar Prize For A Doctor Who Goes The Extra Mile

Dr. Raj Panjabi started Last Mile Health to bring health care to remote parts of Liberia. Now he has received the very generous TED Prize, to be used to fulfill "a wish."

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