Excavation Was Taking Place Next to Building in Brooklyn That Collapsed

New York City officials had ordered work at the construction site to stop after an apartment building in the Flatbush neighborhood collapsed onto it.Firefighters working in the rubble of the collapsed building, which had largely fallen into the open construction pit next door, in Brooklyn on Thursda

S Sharon Otterman and Max Bearak

What to Know About the Deadly Building Collapse in Brooklyn

At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-story building in Flatbush collapsed, officials said.The building that collapsed, at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, had four apartments, according to city records.

M Maia Coleman, Caitlyn Freeman and Max Bearak

Scott Colom, a Democrat, Wins Mississippi Senate Election

Mr. Colom, a prosecutor, will be the first Black senator elected from Mississippi since the post-Civil War Reconstruction period.Scott Colom delivers a victory speech at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday.

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In Mississippi, Scott Colom Supporters Celebrate Historic Senate Win

At Tougaloo College, supporters danced and wept over Scott Colom’s victory. He will be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era.People celebrating Scott Colom’s victory at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss. on Wednesday.

E Emily Cochrane and Jennifer Medina

Hospitals Brace for Medicaid Work Rules and Deep Funding Cuts

Health systems are racing to guide millions of patients through new eligibility hoops, slated to go into effect Jan. 1.Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis is dispatching teams into the city’s low-income neighborhoods to help educate patients on keeping their Medicaid coverage.

C Christopher Rowland

Is Air Travel Getting Less Safe?

Experts fear the Trump administration is ignoring the enormous strain on the U.S. aviation system, even as accidents and close calls increase.

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5 Shot in Washington D.C.’s Logan Circle Neighborhood

The shooting took place outside a gym in Logan Circle, not far from the White House. A suspect was barricaded in a building, the police said.Emergency workers in the Logan Circle area of Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.

C Christine Hauser, Aishvarya Kavi and Madison Malone Kircher