Former President Donald Trump’s claim that Vice President Kamala Harris voted to “cut Medicare” is false, experts say.
Three new restaurants set to open downtown as summer ends

ITHACA, N.Y. — A trio of new restaurants have either opened or are set to open soon in downtown Ithaca, bringing varied new food options to the local culinary scene. […]
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Denver superintendent spends first day of school visiting bilingual programs and more
Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter.On the first day of school Monday, Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero sat on a wiggly stool no higher than his knee at a table with three young students. Wearing a pin on his suit jacket lapel that…
New York City reports the year’s first human cases of West Nile virus
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here.The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the year’s first human cases of West Nile virus, in four city residents, on Monday.One person was…
Every NYC school building now has Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses. Is it enough?
Vince Muccioli will never forget the terror he felt waiting for paramedics as one of his students lay unresponsive on the classroom floor, color draining from his face.It was a quiet Friday afternoon in March 2022, and Muccioli, a math teacher at West …
An affordable housing visionary and servant leader
Nelson Leenhouts, 88, with his twin brother, Norman, built Home Properties, one of the nation’s largest apartment companies, and later launched Home Leasing with his daughter.
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Indianapolis’ first library for Black residents reopens through school librarian’s leadership
Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Maurice Broaddus was a writer by trade and became a middle school librarian by accident….
Election officials like Tina Peters are a more pressing threat to elections than theoretical voting machine hacks
This news analysis originally appeared in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to get future editions, including the latest reporting from Votebeat bureaus and curated news from other publications, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.An import…
Harris-Walz Ticket Sharpens Contrast With Trump-Vance on Health Care
As Democrats convene in Chicago to make official their presidential and vice presidential nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz together are raising the prominence of health care as a 2024 election issue.
Workers at Cornell strike as student move-in begins
UAW Local 2300 President Christine Johnson announced the strike on Sunday to dozens of workers and supporters that rallied outside the Cornell CISER building, where Johnson and other union officials had bargained for hours with Cornell representatives.