At StoryCorps, Shantay Davies-Balch and Sabrina Beavers talk about the prevalence of premature births among Black mothers. "Why aren't these normal conversations?" Beavers asked.
Read more ...Backyard Grilling Seems Safe, Until It Isn't National News
With two-thirds of U.S. adults owning a grill or smoker and 68% of them planning a July Fourth cookout, the time is ripe to highlight grilling safety. Follow these tips for a safe, fun weekend.
Read more ...Poll: More Americans Are Concerned About Voting Access Than Fraud Prevention National News
Fifty-six percent are more worried that those who want to vote can, but the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll also found that most agree that voters should have to present photo ID at the polls.
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Small businesses are struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with booming demand even as data showed 850,000 jobs created in June.
Read more ...How Pro-Trump Local News Sites Keep Pushing 2020 Election Misinformation National News
A small news site founded days after the 2020 election has become a go-to source for Republicans eager to claim that former President Donald Trump actually won the state of Georgia last fall.
Read more ...FEMA Rejected 95% Of Aid Applicants During California's Last Wildfire Disaster. Why? National News
California's 2020 wildfires set a record: the most acres burned in a year. But another record was set: The second half of the wildfire season had the lowest FEMA wildfire-aid approval rate.
Read more ...Months Before Florida Condo Collapsed, Residents And The Board Sparred Over Repairs National News
A November 2020 presentation to residents of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., prepared them for the expensive repairs ahead and warned that "shouting at each other doesn't work!"
Read more ...Boy Scouts Of America Reaches Historic Settlement With Sexual Abuse Survivors National News
"This initial settlement of $850 million is the largest settlement of sexual abuse claims in United States history," Ken Rothweiler, who represents more than 16,000 men in the settlement said.
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