The Indiana Department of Education is making changes to a new literacy endorsement after educators spoke out against the requirements. The department said it plans to offer more flexible training options, and it has adjusted which teachers will be required to get the endorsement.
Nearly $5 million in federal funding is going to community organizations and hospitals in Indiana to address the state’s persistent disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes. Five organizations will receive funding to address the health care and social needs of parents and infants.
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Almost 40 percent of caregivers of older adults are men, and a third of that group is Black. But African American men face some issues other guys don't.
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Carsie Blanton sings a protest anthem in "After the Revolution." Sabrina Carpenter channels a disco party with her catchy hit "Espresso." "Life Is," by Jessica Pratt, is an immediate, sweeping drama.
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Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter and sole heir, says in a lawsuit that the company advertising a foreclosure sale of his Graceland property is using fraudulent documents — and may not exist at all.
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The SNL alum co-stars with Carol Burnett in Palm Royale, an Apple TV+ series about a former pageant queen who wants to break into high society. Wiig says the show was a chance to work with "a legend."
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Many people are still holding onto their home phones as crucial forms of connection, especially if they live in rural areas with bad cell connection.
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Lack of rain impacted the crucial shipping route and communities at large in Panama.
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Singing lessons can be too expensive for some kids, but a nonprofit called Art Smart provides free lessons to young singers in Philadelphia and other cities. (Story aired on ATC on May 20 2024.)
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Target is lowering prices on roughly 5,000 items, and McDonald's is bringing back the $5 value meal this summer.
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For one teen in Portland, Oregon, getting her school attendance back on track required a real desire to go back.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer about the ICC's application for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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AIPAC wants to elect candidates who support Israel.
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We asked our book critics what titles they are most looking forward to this summer. Their picks range from memoirs to sci-fi and fantasy to translations, love stories and everything in between.
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Iran's constitution mandates an election within 50 days after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
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Nick Schenkel reviews "The Nigerwife: A Novel" by Vanessa Walters. This mystery/drama follows the story of Nicole Oruwari's life as an expatriate wife living in Lagos, Nigeria, and her disappearance.
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Nick Schenkel reviews The Body by the Sea: A Brittany Mystery" by Jean-Luc Bannalec.