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Next week, HBO debuts a Spike-Lee produced documentary that chronicles Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Lee says the film, When the Levees Broke, is ultimately a plea to renew the city of New Orleans, where many black residents have not yet returned -- and where there's still no concrete rebuilding plan.

Israel's Security Cabinet approves a plan to greatly expand the ground offensive in south Lebanon against Hezbollah before the international community imposes a cease-fire. The plan calls for a wider push north toward the Litani River to try to weaken Hezbollah’s rocket-launching and ground-fighting capabilities

Efforts to combat the spread of HIV in Africa was the highlight of the recent international AIDS conference, held this year in Toronto, Canada.

Scientists went to extraordinary lengths to eradicate smallpox from the world. Rahima Banu is now recorded as having the last known naturally-occurring case of the deadly form.

To stop the spread of HIV among populations where the infection is on the rise, federal health experts are proposing HIV testing as a routine part of medical care. The hope is that people who know they are infected would seek care and would not infect others. But there is a risk that without proper counseling and resources, people who test positive may be afraid to come forward for treatment.

A payment option called buy now, pay later is growing in popularity. While these services offer consumers a convenient form of interest-free installment credit, they've raised regulators' concerns.

If you want to get into Ukraine by vehicle, you might have to wait hours at the Medyka border, where people sit in a line of cars that stretches for miles and takes hours to move.

There are burials across southern Lebanon, as Lebanese are finally able to recover the bodies of those hastily buried in mass graves during the fighting. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah killed more than 1,200 Lebanese. In all, about 250 bodies are retrieved and reburied Friday, many of them in the southern port city of Tyre.

The terrorist plot that British officials thwarted this morning has resulted in long lines, flight delays and new restrictions on carry-on luggage. Guests examine the impact of the terrorist plot on air travel.

A New York Times/FX documentary explores the dangers of Tesla's self-driving technology and the fatal accidents it has caused.