Clare Lombardo

A man wades through flooded streets during a No. 10 Hurricane Signal raised for Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong on Sunday.

Typhoon Mangkhut Makes Landfall In China After Dozens Killed In Philippines

Emily Sullivan

The storm made landfall Sunday evening in southern China, boasting heavy rains and 100 mph winds. The storm left dozens dead in the Philippines and more than 100 injured in Hong Kong.

Muslim pilgrims touch the Kaaba stone, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The hajj begins on Sunday and lasts through Friday, Aug. 24.

Millions Of Muslim Worshipers Flock To Mecca For Hajj

Clare Lombardo

The holy event starts Sunday and lasts until next Friday.

Mourners and heads of state gathered in Genoa, Italy on Saturday for a state-run funeral to honor victims of the highway bridge collapse on Tuesday. The death toll in the disaster rose to 43 on Saturday.

As Death Toll Rises, Mourners Gather To Honor Victims Of Italian Bridge Collapse

Clare Lombardo

On a national day of mourning in Italy, questions remain about how a highway bridge gave way, killing dozens.

Former Guantanamo guard Steve Wood, right, flew to Mauritania this spring to visit Mohamedou Ould Slahi — the detainee he once spent his days guarding. Slahi was released from Guantanamo in 2016.

A Guantanamo Guard And His Detainee Reunite

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Former Guantanamo guard Steve Wood recently took a trip to Mauritania to visit Mohamedou Ould Slahi, the prisoner he watched for almost a year.

Peach Wars: Southern States Spar Over Which Has The Most Juice

Clare Lombardo

Which state reallydeserves the title of Peach State? The departments of agriculture in Georgia and South Carolina squared off on Twitter this week.

Robert Davidson finished his Las Vegas statue of Lady Liberty in 1996. A federal judge ruled last week that Davidson's replica was different enough from the original Statue of Liberty to hold a copyright.

Stamp-Size Mistake Costs Postal Service $3.5 Million

Clare Lombardo

A Las Vegas sculptor's version of Lady Liberty mistakenly ended up on a U.S. Postal Service stamp. He won a lawsuit last week.

Commission members recommended that the monument to Jefferson Davis be taken down. The bronze statue was unveiled in 1907 at a reunion of thousands of Confederate veterans.

Richmond, Va., Panel Recommends Removing Jefferson Davis Statue

Clare Lombardo

The commission released a lengthy report outlining its recommendations for the Confederate-era and other statues in the city that was the Confederacy's capital.

When she saw photos of the young planet PDS 70 b, "It looked so clear," says Miriam Keppler, who led a team in the discovery.

Scientists Capture First Birth Of A Planet

Clare Lombardo

Photographs of a young planet orbiting a star provide useful information about how planets form and grow.

Court Ruling Changes Course For Teachers Unions; Calif. Sues Student Loan Collector

Clare Lombardo

Also this week, Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement raised questions about future Supreme Court decisions around education.

Gaming Addiction Disorder; White House Pitches Big Changes For Education Department

Emily Cardinali

Also in our weekly roundup of education news, the Federal Commission on School Safety met publicly to brainstorm ideas around how to make schools safer.