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Student Loan Payments Are Back. Now What?
After three and a half years, the pause on federal student loan payments is coming to an end. Getting more than 40 million borrowers back into repaym…
2 years, 5 months ago
Do Youth Curfews Help Curb Crime?
Hundreds of towns, cities and counties across the country impose curfews on young people.
On September 1st a curfew went into effect in seven neighbo…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Do Mitch McConnell's Silent Episodes Tell Us?
For the second time this summer the top Republican in the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, abruptly went silent at a news conference.
He was …
2 years, 5 months ago
Here's What Goes Into a Hurricane Evacuation Order
When people find themselves in the path of a hurricane they are faced with the question: should they evacuate or not? Who makes that call and how?
NP…
2 years, 5 months ago
Biden's Push to Make Some of the Most Expensive Prescription Drugs Cheaper
On Tuesday, the Biden administration released a list of 10 medications that it's planning to negotiate prices for Medicare in an effort to bring down…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Latest Mass Shooting in Florida Was Racist. What Role Do State Politics Play?
The latest mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida left three people dead.
All of the victims were Black and the white gunman left behind racist, hate-…
2 years, 5 months ago
Biden's Climate Moves
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is preparing for the next major climate summit, in Dubai. He's calling for an end to permitting new, unabated coal-fire…
2 years, 5 months ago
The New Space Race Is On - And Everyone Is Headed To The Moon
The South Pole of the Moon is the coolest place to be.
And nearly every country with a space program is vying for a spot there - for a chance to exp…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Dangers of Grass Fires
With the wildfires in Maui contained, the recovery process has begun.
The focus has also turned to how the island can prepare for similar disasters in…
2 years, 6 months ago
The End for Russian Mercenary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
Russia's state news agency Tass reported that the country's most famous mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was on the passenger list for a flight that cra…
2 years, 6 months ago