Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws
New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.
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Tiny news outlet in California celebrates after the Pulitzer Prizes were announced
Lookout Santa Cruz won the Pulitzer prize for breaking news. Its founder sees this as a bright sign for the future of local independent journalism. -
Want to lend a friend money? Ask yourself if you can afford to never see it again
Lending money to family and friends is a tricky business. What if they don't pay you back? What if you don't have the cash? Financial experts weigh in on the topic. -
In a decade of drug overdoses, more than 320,000 American children lost a parent
New research documents how many children lost a parent to an opioid or other overdose in the period from 2011 to 2021. Bereaved children face elevated risks to their physical and emotional health. -
Decades-old law limits access to Wegovy for Medicaid beneficiaries
New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them. -
Biden says he would halt additional weapons shipments if Israel invades Rafah
The president's comments to CNN follow news that one shipment of bombs is already on hold out of concern about the impact on civilian lives. -
UMass Lowell professor explains how extremist ideologies spread on social media
"One of the elements that makes these communities so popular. .. is the fact that [influencers] really engage with them and address a lot of their perceived grievances," says Arie Perliger, a professor at UMass Lowell's School of Criminology and Justice Studies. -
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What we can learn from 4 schools that have reached agreements with Gaza protesters
Northwestern, Brown, Rutgers and University of Minnesota are among the handful of schools that have reached agreements with student protesters. Here's how they did it, and what could come next.