Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center launches new initiative to address health…
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She grew up watching ‘Sesame Street.’ Then she made history as the show’s first…
Meghan Piphus Peace has always found magic in puppets.The self-trained ventriloquist and puppeteer grew up watching the sock puppets on "Lamb Chop's Play-Along," the hand puppets of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," and the…
Louisiana judge tosses permits for $9.4B plastics complex
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company’s planned $9.4 billion plastics complex between New Orleans and…
This Old House: Restoration honors Black Atlanta postmaster
By MICHAEL WARREN - Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines…
AP-NORC poll: 2 in 10 report experience with gun violence
By COREY WILLIAMS and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — About 2 in 10 U.S. adults say they or someone close to them has had a personal experience with gun violence, according to a…
Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show
By COLLIN BINKLEY - AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study…
Jackson water crisis forces residents to find alternatives
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The water pressure at James Brown’s home in Jackson was so low the faucets barely dripped. He couldn’t cook. He couldn’t…
UN experts warn of impact of abortion bans on US minorities
GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts expressed concerns Tuesday about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the U.S. Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional…
Missouri school district reinstates spanking if parents OK
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press
A school district in southwestern Missouri decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students — if their parents agree…
Missouri school district reinstates corporal punishment
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press
A school district in southwest Missouri has decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students, but only if their…