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In Los Angeles, gas cost more than $5 a gallon last week. In the rest of the country, gas is a relative bargain at just over $4 a gallon.

Gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon, near a national record

The prospect that the U.S. and its allies could impose new sanctions on Russian oil pushed energy prices sharply higher. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit $4.06 per gallon.

In this Dec. 2, 1966, file photo, actor Larry Storch, one of the co-stars of "F Troop", poses during the filming of an episode at the Warner Brothers studio in Los Angeles.

Larry Storch of TV's 'F Troop' dies at 99

Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his "F Troop" role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier TV shows, died Friday.

Tourists shelter from the sun in front of the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in some places.

'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F

Temperatures were in the triple-digits in much of the area on Tuesday and authorities warn that they could top 110 degrees F in southern Spain in the coming days.

Not only are kids raising animals and learning the how-tos of vaccinations and record-keeping, 4-H'ers are also being taught how to add up the costs and weigh them against future profits.

For 4-H Kids, Saying Goodbye To An Animal Can Be The Hardest Lesson

After a year of training, feeding and caring for an animal, kids learn what it takes to raise livestock for food and then let it go. And while it can be tough, it's part of the business of farming.

A biomechanical model of producing an "f" sound with an overbite (left) compared with an edge-to-edge bite (right). Some linguists are arguing that the advent of softer food thousands of years ago led to changes in biting patterns and, eventually, to more frequent use of sounds like "f" and "v" in human languages.

Did Cooking Really Give Us The F-Word?

Some linguists are arguing that the advent of softer food thousands of years ago led to changes in biting patterns and, eventually, to more frequent use of sounds like "f" and "v" in human languages.

Frank Ocean's song "Nights" is on Gerrick D. Kennedy's Pride playlist, which includes songs he says "remind me to stand in my power as a Black queer man in America."

A Different Kind Of Pride: Perspectives On 50 Years Of Celebration, Part 4

We asked writers in the LGBTQ+ community to reflect on the relationship between Pride, music and LGBTQ+ activism. Gerrick D. Kennedy shares songs that help him stand in his power as a Black queer man.

Bottles of Fanta are displayed in a food truck's cooler in San Francisco, Calif. The city is one of three in California, and four in the U.S., that passed taxes on sodas and other sugary drinks in Tuesday's election.

Souring On Sweet? Voters In 4 Cities Pass Soda Tax Measures

Three cities in California, as well as Boulder, Colo., adopted taxes on sugary drinks, a move aimed at combating obesity.

Police In Tenn. Search For Gunman Who Killed 4 At Waffle House

Four people were shot to death Sunday at a Waffle House in Nashville. The toll could have been far higher if a bystander hadn't wrestled the weapon away from the gunman.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 2011.

4 Questions With NPR's Nina Totenberg About Justice Antonin Scalia

NPR's legal affairs correspondent talks about about Scalia's life, legacy and what's next.

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.

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