A journey through the past and to outer space: The weekly news quiz
Test your knowledge of some of the week’s most-read stories.source
Surging floodwater and panicked prayers: How a workday at a Tennessee plastics factory turned deadly
An NBC News investigation and timeline reveals how events quickly and dramatically unfolded amid a “one-in-5,000-year flood.source
Video shows flooded Impact Plastics parking lot at 10:54 a.m. on Sept. 27
Video shows flooded Impact Plastics parking lot at 10:54 a.m. on Sept. 27source
Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police says she was 'duped' by Trump's election lies
Dana Jean Bell who was sentenced to prison for assaulting law enforcement on Jan. 6 now says she was “duped” by Donald Trump’s 2020 election lies.source
Deadly drug overdoses are plummeting, and public health officials don't know why
After years of rising, the tide may finally be turning on deadly drug overdoses in America.Drug overdose deaths fell 12.7% in the 12 months ending in May, the CDC said.source
A federal disaster fund that had 50,000 applications after twin hurricanes is now out of money
A federal disaster fund has received 54,000 applications from those impacted by the recent hurricanes, but the money won’t be available for weeks.source
Transracial adoptees push back against long-held narrative they should be 'grateful'
Amid recent investigations on systemic adoption fraud by the Chinese and South Korean governments, adoptees are speaking out on a narrative they should be “grateful.”source
CVS replaces CEO as profits, share price suffer
Longtime CVS Health executive David Joyner has replaced Karen Lynch as CEO, as the company struggles to drive higher profits and stock performance, CVS announced Friday.source
The simple reason Kamala Harris is on The Shade Room
Vice President Kamala Harris has spent recent weeks sitting down for interviews with popular podcasters and gossip sites as part of her ramped-up efforts to reach Black voters as she battles Donald Trump for the presidency.source
