Federal authorities have charged a second person in relation to an ongoing bribery case that led to the Aug. 14 resignation of former Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee, who pleaded guilty to a bribery charge that same day. Sherik Marve Smith ple…
Philadelphia’s young voters are tired of being ‘overlooked’
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate Malaya Ulan, a junior at Science Leadership Academy at Beeber, knows what it feels like to be young and overlooked in …
More than $2 million injected into 3 Green Bay legislative races

Democratic and Republican state parties are spending millions on close races for Senate District 30 and Assembly Districts 88 and 89.
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Liberty County disaster aid centers open
According to Dodd, the DRC and D-SNAP programs are open to anyone affected by the storms, whether or not they are Liberty County residents.
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Those taken. NC nears final tally of Helene deaths, county by county.
Buncombe County acknowledges substantial overcount in earlier numbers as NC chief medical examiner’s office completes official death count.
Those taken. NC nears final tally of Helene deaths, county by county. is a story from Carolina Public Press, an…
Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology of why
Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
During the American Revolution, Brits weren’t just facing off against white Protestant Christians − US patriots are diverse and have been since Day 1
The soldiers and patriots who made the American Revolution a success included people whose faiths faced discrimination, including Jews and Catholics.
What the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today
The US has a long history of blasphemy laws, which reflect the complex fight for freedom of religion and speech.
Hemingway, after the hurricane
In 1935, a hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, killing over 400 people, many of them World War I veterans. Ernest Hemingway joined the relief efforts – and became enraged at government inaction.
To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials
Fusion reactors get hot − scientists need materials that can take the heat without deforming and deteriorating.