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[caption id="attachment_11494" align="alignnone" width="2560"]  [/caption] BY ALEJANDRA O'CONNELL-DOMENECH The Hill - As the precipitous rise in housing costs over the past decade has put buying a traditional home out of reach for many Americans, a growing number are turning to nontraditional alternatives. Some are repurposing old commercial buildings or buying land and prefabricated homes, while others are choosing to share homes with strangers to cut down on costs. Here are three

[caption id="attachment_11476" align="alignnone" width="2560"]  [/caption] An onslaught of executive orders from President Donald Trump aim to restrict how and what educators can teach America's children. Since taking office in January 2025, Trump has attempted to bar teachers from discussing racism and sexism in K-12 schools and order all schools that receive federal funding to recognize only two gender identities - male and female - potentially barring teachers from acknowledging the existence of nonbinary, gender queer and

NC Newsline - The North Carolina House Education Committee approved a bill aimed at barring books and other media with sexual content from school libraries, opening up schools that do not comply with the requirements to lawsuits. The proposal, House Bill 636, drew concerns from Democratic representatives over the subjectivity of which books are "harmful to minors" or "pervasively vulgar," the standard for removal set by the bill, as well as

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The 2025 Annual Conference of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) kicked off last Wednesday and lasted to Friday at the iconic Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C.. The conference brought together hundreds of mayors and civic leaders from across the country under the banner of "The Power of Now". One of the most celebrated moments of the conference was the swearing-in of Savannah, Georgia

THE CONVERSATION - Lula "Mae" Reeves, one of the first Black women in Philly to own her own business, created one-of-a-kind and custom hats for celebrities, socialites, professionals and churchgoing women in downtown Philadelphia for over 50 years. She made hats for everyday wear, hats for special occasions, and magnificent "showstoppers," as she called them. Her celebrity clients included Eartha Kitt, Marian Anderson, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald and members of

[caption id="attachment_11483" align="alignnone" width="2560"]  [/caption] The Conversation - Providing cash transfers to low-income families can reduce child marriage rates among girls living in rural communities. That is what we found in a recent study looking at the impact of social assistance programs that gave money to families in Indonesia. In 2006, the government of Indonesia started to roll out the Program Keluarga Harapan, or Family Hope Program. It consisted of a cash transfer

THE GUARDIAN - Fish oil supplements are high in omega-3s, essential fatty acids that our body does not produce on its own. These play an important role in cardiovascular health, brain function, eyesight and immune systems. As a result, fish oil supplements have been touted as a way of reducing the risk of heart attacks and inflammation, and improving cognitive function and skin health. This has made fish oil supplements

The Conversation - Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began on March 31, 2025, and ended on April 1, momentarily snatched the national spotlight from President Donald Trump. The ever-churning national news cycle has already moved on from the spectacle. But as communication studies scholars, we believe Booker's speech offers important lessons for Trump opponents in a fragmented political and media landscape. Our analysis of Booker's speech, its media coverage

AP News - The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. The weather service has "paused" the translations because its contract with the provider has lapsed, NWS spokesperson Michael Musher said. He declined further comment. Lilt, an artificial intelligence company, began providing translations in late 2023,

[caption id="attachment_11468" align="alignnone" width="1440"] AP Photo / Jose Luis Magana[/caption] AP NEWS - President Donald Trump's administration has dug in on its contention that the government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S. Supreme Court and lower court rulings that he was wrongly deported and should be returned to the United States. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has required daily status updates on what the Trump administration is doing to return