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On Giving Tuesday: In a world full of disasters, how to make your donations count

The world is facing a devastating array of disasters. If you want to donate to a charity to make a difference, how can you make sure your dollars will do the most good?

New Jeeps sit on a Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram dealership's lot on October 3, 2023, in Miami, Fla. Stellantis, which owns all four American brands, has been struggling financially.

Stellantis, maker of Jeep and Ram, lays off more than 1,000 Detroit workers

The international company that owns the American brands is struggling with a glut of unsold cars and smaller profits. The layoffs could have ripple effects through its U.S. workforce of 52,000.

A man survived a harrowing ordeal in open water as Hurricane Milton passed nearby, spending the night clinging to a large cooler before being rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew some 30 miles from shore.

'We were ecstatic': Coast Guard rescues a man clinging to a cooler in open water

"We couldn't believe it, honestly, that he was OK," a pilot said as he described finding a man who spent the night of Hurricane Milton's landfall 30 miles from land.

'Disclaimer' is a sprawling thriller built for the streaming age

Apple TV+'s seven-part series written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón stars Cate Blanchett as a successful documentarian faced with a secret about her past.

Sheila E.: Tiny Desk Concert

One of the world's most recognized drummers glides easily from genre to genre in this performance.

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.

In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers

The Israeli attack on the Lebanese army came hours after Israeli troops fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two peacekeepers for the second time this week.

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are seen in the sky across Whitby Harbour, Whitby, UK, on Oct. 10.

The northern lights dazzle night skies across U.S. and Europe

The aurora borealis did not disappoint on Thursday night, with stargazers reporting seeing the stunning light show from across the U.S. — as far south as Texas and Florida — and Europe.

Remembering gospel singer and backup vocalist Cissy Houston

Houston, who died Oct. 7, started out on the gospel circuit as a child, sang backup for Aretha Franklin and later guided her daughter, Whitney, to superstardom. Originally broadcast in 1998.

These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year

Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year.

Where manufacturing jobs have shrunk, a library is giving a leg up to entrepreneurs

The public library in Toledo, Ohio, is one of a number across the U.S. that have become entrepreneurial hubs. Business-specialist librarians are helping aspiring small-business owners and nonprofits for free.

Signs and pictures of those killed, including journalists, are displayed on a fence during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Lafayette Park near the White House on March 13, 2022, in Washington.

Award-winning Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity, Kyiv says

Ukrainian officials on Thursday confirmed the death of freelance journalist Victoria Roshchyna, though the circumstances surrounding her death were unclear.

Sense of Place: Nathaniel Rateliff is cultivating a new crop of Denver talent

The longtime Colorado resident talks about writing his latest album and running his own venue, called The Skylark Lounge.

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