Fat, happy and healed: A movement toward fat liberation
Organizers of Philly FatCon, Philadelphia's first ever fat-focused convention, set out to bring fat people together in a safe space last month.
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The cost of Thanksgiving dinner is down slightly from last year
Pumpkin pie prices are way up this year but turkeys are a relative bargain. A lot of Americans will be giving thanks this holiday for lower inflation at the supermarket.
Neighbors rally behind Palestinian restaurant owner who lost family in Gaza
At Bawadi Mediterranean Grill in Falls Church, Virginia, Khalid Mekki says the increased support for his business has come from people of all backgrounds.
Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say
Residents of the Southern California border community of Jacumba say hundreds of migrants are dropped off every day at ad hoc sites where conditions are often dire. They call it a humanitarian crisis.
Trump, 77, issues letter lauding his health and weight loss on Biden's 81st birthday
The report, signed by Trump's personal physician, says the GOP frontrunner has lost weight. But it didn't say whether he weighs the same as Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, as Trump has claimed.
A record number of asylum-seekers are cycling through a small California border town
The border town of Jacumba, Calif., has a population of 600 people. There is currently an open-air DHS camp there, with over 300 recently arrived migrants. Its presence has divided the small town.
For one woman, getting blood drawn at a hospital led to a surprise bill
Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. As one Texas woman discovered, the cost could be higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it.
A novel prison program for pregnant women and their babies
Minnesota is believed to be the first state that allows some mothers to live outside of prison with their new babies.
Sen. Warnock, Rep. Bishop visit Ocmulgee site as progress stalls for National Park status
Middle Georgians have waited for years for Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds to officially become Georgia’s first national park and preserve. But despite bipartisan support in Congress, a new report means progress has been slowed once again.
Many migrants entering the U.S. illegally land in makeshift camps in California
A small town near California's border with Mexico is home to an open air camp with few amenities — hundreds of migrants have been placed there while awaiting processing by U.S. officials.