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Screenshot from a video of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Puerto Rico on Monday, causing damage to some buildings and rockfalls in some areas.

Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico And Collapses Punta Ventana — A Landmark Coastal Arch

"Today our icon remains in the memory of all," Guayanilla press official Glidden López Torres said on Facebook.

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivers a foreign policy statement on Iran at Chelsea Piers in New York on Tuesday.

In Iran Speech, Biden Calls Escalating Tension Avoidable And Dangerous

The former vice president blasted President Trump's decision to kill Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. So too did Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

This aerial photo shows Ain al-Assad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, in December 2019.

Iran Launches Missile Attacks On Military Bases Housing U.S. Troops In Iraq

Iran says the airstrikes were carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard in retaliation for the U.S. assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

From left: Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group; artist Billie Eilish; and Eilish's brother, songwriter Finneas O'Connell — photographed during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 24, 2019 in Los Angeles.

Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Wants A Piece Of The World's Most Successful Record Label

On Jan. 31, French media company Vivendi announced it would be selling a 10% stake in Universal Music to Tencent, underscoring the labyrinthine nature of global media in the digital age.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to ask state lawmakers to approve more than $1 billion in additional aid to combat the state's growing homelessness problem.

California Governor Pushes $1.4 Billion Plan To Tackle Homelessness

As the state's homelessness crisis grows, Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to subsidize rent and build more affordable housing. The Trump administration has said state leaders are not doing enough.

Raising the minimum wage by $1 or more appears to have a protective effect against suicide, especially in times when unemployment is high and it's hard to find a job.

Raising The Minimum Wage By $1 May Prevent Thousands Of Suicides, Study Shows

The increases appear to have the largest effect when unemployment is high, according to new research..

Overall, researchers found men died of alcohol-related causes in 2017 at a higher rate than women. But when analyzing annual increases in deaths, the largest increase was among white women.

Nearly 73,000 people died from liver disease and other alcohol-related illnesses in 2017, up from just under 36,000 deaths in 1999. Alcohol was even more deadly than illicit drugs, including opioids.

People walk and drive across a bridge on the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. Thousands of people cross back and forth every day, in cars or on foot.

This Migrant Won In Immigration Court, And The U.S. Sent Him To Mexico Anyway

It has become nearly impossible for migrants at the southern border to win asylum. Even if they do get protection from a judge, in some cases they're still not allowed to stay in the country.

Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations, at the U.N., in June 2019.

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Iranian Ambassador To U.N.

Steve Inskeep talks to Majid Takht Ravanchi about whether the missile strikes Iran launched this week mark the end of retaliatory actions against the U.S. for the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

A person smokes a Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarette in a photograph taken in New York, last year.

San Diego Schools Sue Juul Labs Over Youth Vaping Epidemic

San Diego Unified School District alleges that vaping-related illnesses caused by the e-cigarette maker's products increase student absences, forcing schools to spend on prevention and treatment.

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