With gun control far from sight, schools redesign for student safety
In the wake of ongoing school shootings, architects are designing schools to minimize risk and increase student connection.
Health & Safety
Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years
For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.
'Back to one meal a day': SNAP benefits drop as food prices climb
A lot of people don't think twice about buying milk, says Teresa Calderez. "But there are lots of us out here who can't buy a gallon of milk when we need it."
China's younger citizens grow wary of strained supports for the aging
China's society is aging quickly, straining public welfare and healthcare systems. Fearing the state may not be able to help them when they grow older, more young Chinese are turning to private pension funds.
Maternal deaths in the U.S. spiked in 2021, CDC reports
After years of high rates, the country hit a new high during the pandemic, far exceeding rates in other developed nations. Black women are at especially high risk.
North Dakota Supreme Court ruling keeps the state's abortion ban on hold for now
The state's high court ruled Thursday that a North Dakota abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.
Here's how the Cherokee Nation is spending opioid settlement money
Communities around the US are rushing to spend billions in opioid settlement money paid out by Big Pharma. The Cherokee Nation is investing $100 million in treatment, harm reduction and a fight against stigma.
Sickle cell patient's success with gene editing raises hopes and questions
A Mississippi woman's life has been transformed by a treatment for sickle cell disease with the gene-editing technique CRISPR. All her symptoms from a disease once thought incurable have disappeared.
Runaway goats in San Francisco were probably ... freaked out
The video of goats dashing through the streets of San Francisco drew thousands of views on Twitter and was the subject of much joking. We asked a goat specialist to weigh in.
Morning news brief
Financial markets are on edge over troubles at Credit Suisse. The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok be sold. New CDC data show the maternal mortality rate jumped over 40% in 2021.