Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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02/09/2022
People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition
Dollywood employees looking to further their education will soon be eligible for free tuition, books and fees for select programs.
02/02/2022
Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana
Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease.
01/14/2022
D.C. launches pilot program to give cash to new parents and pregnant people
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that the city is putting $1.5 million towards a pilot program to provide direct cash payments to 132 low-income new parents and pregnant people in wards 5, 7, and 8, offering each of them up to $900 a month for a year — with no conditions or expectations on how they should spend it.
01/05/2022
A Texas team comes up with a COVID vaccine that could be a global game changer
A vaccine authorized in December for use in India may help solve one of the most vexing problems in global public health: How to supply lower-income countries with a COVID-19 vaccine that is safe, effective and affordable.
01/03/2022
Why your local library might be hiring a social worker
Yanna McGraw works at the Central Library in downtown Indianapolis. A big part of her job is building relationships with visitors and helping answer their questions. But the information she provides is rarely about books.
01/03/2022
Politics and Prose employees celebrate becoming D.C.’s first unionized bookstore
The workers of Politics and Prose have successfully unionized, becoming the first bookstore in D.C. to do so.
11/24/2021
Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes.
10/21/2021
The world’s largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations
The world's largest movie theater chain is adding onscreen captions at hundreds of U.S. locations in an effort to make moviegoing more accessible.
10/19/2021
Are you ready for some volleyball? A new women’s pro league hopes the answer is yes
U.S. women's volleyball is second to none, sitting atop the world rankings. The game is thriving from the youth level up to the Olympics. But every year, the top U.S. women head to international leagues after college.
10/15/2021
Hindu priestesses fight the patriarchy, one Indian wedding at a time
When Sharmistha Chaudhuri decided to get married in her native India, she faced a dilemma.
10/07/2021
California is the 1st state to ban ‘stealthing,’ nonconsensual condom removal
California just became the first state in the U.S. to outlaw "stealthing," a slang term for the nonconsensual removal of a condom during sex.
10/05/2021