One Year After The Uvalde School Shooting, Questions Still Go Unanswered
Today marks one year since the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 children and two teachers dead.Even though nearly 400 o...
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What To Expect From The 2023 Cannes Film Festival
Every year, thousands flock to the south of France to watch the most anticipated movie premieres from directors around the world.The titles on show at...
Why Maternal Mortality Increased During The Pandemic
The U.S. has the highest number of pregnancy-related death of any developed nation. During the pandemic, those numbers increased. According to a new r...
The Big Take: Women's Pro Tackle Football Takes The Field
We collaborated with our friends at Bloomberg News to bring you the 'Life and Debt' series. We covered everything from the federal debt ceiling, medic...
The News Roundup For May 19, 2023
Joe Biden is coming home. The President is cutting his trip to Japan for the G7 meeting short to help negotiate a deal ahead of the debt ceiling deadl...
Life And Debt: What's Next For Student Loan Borrowers
According to the Education Data Initiative, the average student loan debt balance is upwards of $40,000. And the cost of college keeps rising. Over th...
Life And Debt: Getting The Hospital Bill
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported last year that there's around $88 billion of medical debt in collections, and about 43 million Ameri...
Life and Debt: Why Credit Card Debt Is At A Historic High
Credit cards seem like a great deal. But interest rates, late fees, and the cycle of debt can come back to bite cardholders. Nearly half of U.S. credi...
Life And Debt: Unpacking The Federal Debt Ceiling
Congressional leaders will meet with President Joe Biden next week to discuss the federal debt ceiling as they face a looming deadline to avoid a defa...
The Sounds Of America: 'Wang Dang Doodle'
It made for an unlikely hit in 1966.The authentic Chicago blues sound of "Wang Dang Doodle" packed a punch and put a hole through the popular and popp...