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The ukulele has many thousands of fans the world over, but the small four-stringed instrument has been the butt of countless jokes and insults. A new documentary, The Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog, demonstrates that the once-maligned instrument is back on the rise.

Noah announced Thursday he is leaving the show, seven years after he took over as host from Jon Stewart.

Scientists say Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest ever recorded, though limited measurements may prevent them from declaring it as the record holder. Still, the storm was devastating: "We had a triple whammy of surge, very high winds and strong rainfall," says one climate scientist.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has signed off on updated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that target the original virus and the omicron subvariants.

The philanthropist donation goes to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches. The funds will help the organization recover from the impact of the pandemic, which drove down membership.

The New York attorney general's office said it reviewed thousands of pages of documents and social media content to study how the suspect used online platforms to plan and publicize the mass shooting.

Authorities already had planned to highlight the attacks — then came word of yet another shooting with a political target.

Some of the greatest summer food experiences take you outside — from shucking corn and barbecuing to spitting watermelon seeds. Chef Bill Smith says his favorite summer memories took place at picnic tables over messy bowls of his grandmother's crab stew.

An arm of FirstEnergy Corp. was “bleeding cash” as it explored options for the two aging nuclear plants eventually rescued by Ohio House legislation that federal prosecutors say former Speaker Larry Householder championed in exchange for corporate bribes, a utility executive testified Tuesday.

A JetBlue passenger jet took evasive action while coming in to land at Boston's Logan airport to avoid hitting another plane. It's the fifth such runway incursion over the last several weeks.