A section of the Hongqi bridge in Sichuan, China, collapsed less than a year after it was built. | USA TODAY Video

A newly built bridge in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan partly collapsed, causing slabs of concrete to plunge onto a rocky mountainside and sending up plumes of dust. https://nyti.ms/4qQap21 | The New York Times

The American beaver's ability to nibble wood demonstrates the stunning adaptability of these amazing mammals. | BBC Earth

House Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats on Thursday for the record-setting shutdown, saying Republicans are "ready to open" the government. "Every American who's going to miss a flight and is going without a paycheck and is not able to make their car note because of it, they need to know that Senate Democrats are personally responsible for that," he said. Johnson told PBS News Hour's Lisa Desjardins that some centrist Democrats have seemed to pull back from talking to Republicans about a pot