As judge ordered medical debt to stay on credit reports, Americans face financial stress Posted September 3, 2025 “I have been receiving medical bills my whole life,” said Leroy Brown, a 61-year-old part-time worker at a local nonprofit in Indianapolis that helps people in pr…
Program started in Flint, Michigan, ‘prescribes’ thousands of dollars to new mothers Posted August 29, 2025 A promenade of strollers, mothers wearing red sashes and toddlers trotting to keep up was part of a little festival in Flint, Michigan, where families received di…
US ice cream makers say they’ll stop using artificial dyes by 2028 Posted August 11, 2025 Ice cream makers representing about 90 percent of the U.S. supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal …
A classical drive: Road rumble strips play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE emirate of Fujairah Posted August 1, 2025 The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in…
Comedy and crime fighting join forces for police learning leadership skills Posted July 18, 2025 Officials at the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy brought members of The Second City, Chicago’s storied improv theater, to teach police leaders the mo…
Flying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopter Posted July 10, 2025 As the owner of a marina, Kate Gervais is used to seeing boats in the water. But for the last couple of days, she's been seeing them in the air. The Washington Department of Na…
Thai officials seize over 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the US Posted June 13, 2025 Thai officials said they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the port of Bangkok, one of the biggest lots they've found this year. …
Utah dentists prepare for the first statewide fluoride ban Posted June 9, 2025 With Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water having taken effect May 7, dentists who treat children and low-income patients said they’re bracin…
Mexico says US suspension of beef imports because of screwworm is unfair Posted June 7, 2025 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum described as "unfair" the decision by the Trump administration to suspend imports of Mexican beef cattle for 15 days due to th…
Reopening Alcatraz as prison could impact popular tourist spot in San Francisco Posted June 4, 2025 Alcatraz Landing is where tourists take a boat to visit Alcatraz Island, which was once a notorious federal prison that housed infamous criminals…