In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, Camille Dungy describes her years-long project to transform her weed-filled, water-hogging, monochromatic lawn into a pollinator's paradise.
Read more ...Julie Chávez Rodríguez grew up in the labor movement. Now she runs Biden's campaign National News
Chávez Rodríguez is the granddaughter of labor leader César Chávez. President Biden has chosen her to run his reelection campaign.
Read more ...Bipartisan senators predict parents will overcome tech lobby to protect kids online National News
Four senators — all parents of young kids or teens — are pushing new legislation to set the minimum age to use social media platforms at 13, and require parental consent for teens signing up.
Read more ...A trainer is suspended from the Kentucky Derby after 2 of his horses died National News
The horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. died within three days of each other from unknown causes. Another of Joseph's horses, Lord Miles, has been withdrawn from Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
Read more ...A suspect has been arrested in Serbia's second mass shooting in 2 days National News
Serbian police said they arrested a suspect in a shooting attack that killed at least eight and wounded 14, the nation's second mass shooting in two days. Serbia's president vowed tough gun measures.
Read more ...Author Fatimah Asghar is the first winner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction National News
Fatimah Asghar's debut novel When We Were Sisters is a coming-of-age novel that follows three orphaned Muslim-American siblings left to raise one another in the aftermath of their parents' death.
Read more ...NBC's late night talk show staff get pay and benefits during writers strike National News
Three days into the Hollywood writers strike, production is halted for many shows and movies. Some non-writing staff got good news about their pay and health insurance while the writers are out.
Read more ...2 states launch an investigation of the NFL over gender discrimination and harassment National News
The California and New York attorneys general say they are seeking information from the NFL on allegations of gender pay disparities, harassment and gender and race discrimination.
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