Authorities have named 388 people still missing after Maui fires, a heads up about October’s national emergency alert test: 5 Things podcast
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60 years ago in Baltimore, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of a civil rights journey
On the day MLK delivered a historic speech in Washington, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of segregation at a Baltimore amusement park.
Making family phone calls free for prisoners is a cheap tool for reducing recidivism
Making phone calls free for inmates eases the financial burden on the families affected by incarceration and improves children’s mental health.
Massive emergency alert test will sound alarms on every US phone, TV and radio in October
On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system. Here’s what to know.
A New Hampshire local has a reputation for asking politicians tough questions. He’s also 15.
Quinn Mitchell, 15, likes to play Minecraft. He also has a reputation in New Hampshire for asking presidential candidates tough questions.
A 5-year-old’s lemonade stand in Seattle raised over $17,000 for victims of Maui wildfires
Edison Juel’s lemonade stand fundraiser on Saturday helped raise over $17,000 for victims of the devasting wildfires in Lahaina Maui. Here’s how it came about.
Transgender woman in New York reaches landmark settlement with county jail after great discrimination
Makyyla Holland, a 25-year-old transgender woman, will receive $160,000 for harm she suffered and new policies will be enacted by Broome County Jail.
Flash mob robbery hits Los Angeles mall as retail theft task force announces arrests
A Los Angeles Macy’s was the latest victim of a “flash mob robbery” on Thursday. The incident is the latest in a string of similar incidents in the Southland.
Martin Luther King’s Daughter Reflects on the Legacy of 1963 March on Washington
On the day before the 60th memorial of 1963 march on Washington, Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, visited her father’s monument in Washington to reflect on the march and family legacy. (Aug. 25)
Bronny James diagnosed with congenital heart defect, family ‘confident’ he’ll play in ‘near future’
The James family is “very confident” that Bronny can make a “full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future.”