Washington American University students Meredith Reilly and Zachary Houdek requested absentee ballots earlier this fall. But when they realized on Sunday, with just over a week until Election Day, that their mail-in ballots had yet to arrive, the pair hopped in the car and drove 27 hours from Washington, DC, to Texas to cast their ballots in person for the 2020 election.
This Virginia school district says it isn’t banning Dr. Seuss’ books. On the annual Read Across America Day, it’s just no longer emphasizing them
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A school district in Virginia recently made headlines for allegedly banning books by Dr. Seuss. But Loudoun County Public Schools(LCPS), located in Ashburn, said it is not banning books by the famous children's aut...
This Wayne County, Michigan, program is helping exonerate people for crimes they didn’t commit. Now it’s going statewide
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After spending more than 26 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, Larry Smith was released February 4 through the Conviction Integrity Unit at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office in Michigan. The feeli...
In ‘It’s a Sin,’ the music is its own language
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Washington "It's a Sin," the extraordinary new miniseries now on HBO Max, is about the devastation of the AIDS crisis, yes, but the show is also about the delights of queer kinship bonds, and the urgency of those con...
It’s the US’ deadliest avalanche season in years. Experts say Covid is partially to blame
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The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the US economy, health care system and schools. Some experts say it's also to blame for a recent spike in avalanche deaths. Seriously. So far this winter season, 32 peop...
Four children and two adults were rescued from a sinking boat off the Georgia coast
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Two adults and four children were rescued Friday by the US Coast Guard off the Georgia coast after their boat stuck an object and started sinking. The 17-foot boat was near the entrance to the St. Marys River on the...
Keep your eye on Kentucky’s voting plans
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Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting." Find him at www...
A New Jersey plumber drove to Texas with his family to fix burst pipes and other damage from devastating winter storm
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A New Jersey plumber who wanted to help Texans dealing with burst pipes and other damage after last week's winter storms drove to Houston with a truck full of tools and got to work. Andrew Mitchell and his wife, Kis...
US sprinter Grant Holloway breaks the world record for the indoor 60m hurdles in Madrid
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US track and field athlete Grant Holloway just broke the world record for the indoor 60-meter hurdles. Holloway, 23, set the record Wednesday in Madrid during the indoor track and field World Championships by runni...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton traveled to Utah during devastating winter storms
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, left Texas and traveled to Utah last week while the state was being rocked by severe winter storms. Paxton's campaign spokesperson, Ian Prio...
Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
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President Joe Biden's nominee for the nation's top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican immigrant, his father's recent passing and his history expanding health care access ...
Biden says he may travel to Texas next week in wake of devastating storms
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President Joe Biden said on Friday that he plans to travel to Texas but does not want a presidential trip to put any additional strain on a state grappling with an extreme weather crisis. "The answer is yes," Biden...
The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman
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It was Swati Mohan who first delivered the news to earthlings that NASA's Perseverance rover had successfully landed on Mars. "Touchdown confirmed," she announced to roaring applause from mission control at NASA's J...