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A woman walks past a memorial to those who died at the Astroworld Festival outside of NRG Park on Nov. 9, 2021 in Houston.

After the deaths at Astroworld, some people may give up on crowded music events

At least nine people are dead after a crowd surge during Travis Scott's performance in Houston last weekend. Now, some frequent concertgoers are rethinking whether they will attend them in the future.

President Biden waves to members of the press as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House after stepping off Marine One on Nov. 10, in Washington, D.C. Biden is under pressure to do more as prices continue to surge.

Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

Inflation is the highest it's been in more than 30 years, imposing a financial burden on households and putting President Biden under pressure.

A group of sea otters gather in Morro Bay, Calif., in 2010. It's been more than a century since sea otters were hunted to near extinction along the U.S. West Coast. The animals were successfully reintroduced along the Washington, British Columbia and California coasts, but an attempt to bring them back to Oregon in the early 1970s failed. A local nonprofit is advocating for another attempt.

Coastal tribes in Oregon hope to bring sea otters back to their community

Sea otters were hunted to near extinction along the U.S. West Coast. During the century they have been away, a lucrative shellfish industry has grown in the waters where restoration would take place.

How a powerful New Jersey Senate president lost his seat to an unknown truck driver

There was enough working against Democrats inside and outside of New Jersey for the powerful state Senate president to lose his seat to a truck driver with no political experience.

Married for 52 years, William and Diana Gutierrez died of COVID months apart

William and Diana Gutierrez lost their lives to COVID approximately two months apart last winter. We take a moment to remember their lives.

Bannon indicted for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury for refusing to cooperate with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Myanmar court sentences American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison

U.S. journalist Danny Fenster was sentenced to 11 years in prison in Myanmar. He was found guilty of incitement and two other charges.

Negotiators are in the home stretch on the final day of UN climate conference

The final day of COP26, the UN's conference where global leaders and delegates are negotiating crucial and concrete strategies to limit greenhouse gas emissions, is underway in Glasgow, Scotland.

Steve Bannon, once former President Donald Trump's chief strategist, is pictured in August 2018. The Justice Department has charged him with criminal contempt of Congress.

Justice Department charges Steve Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress

Federal prosecutors charged Steve Bannon over his defiance of a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

Nurse Sandra Lindsay celebrates after receiving her COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine booster at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York in Oct. 6. Lindsay was the first person known to receive a COVID vaccine in the United States vaccination campaign — on Dec. 14, 2020. Her vaccination card is displayed at the COVID-19 exhibit in the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Coronavirus FAQ: I just got a booster. Can I go back to my pre-pandemic routines?

Does a booster shot mean that you can return to your old normal? Or is there still a newish kind of normal to face?

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