Army of volunteers showers first responders with food, water
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Nicolette Daniel pulled a wheeled cart packed with takeout boxes of chicken tenders, French fries and deep-fried Oreos to the intersection...
Maine course: Error sends dumpling machine to wrong Portland
PORTLAND, Maine — Trying to fill this dumpling order left one business in a pinch: A common but disruptive shipping error sent a custom...
New lawsuit: More men were abused by Ohio State doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Twenty-nine more men are suing Ohio State University over its failure to stop sexual abuse decades ago by team doctor Richard...
Gardening: Buy or make a rain gauge to get watering right
In my experience, gardeners often overestimate rainfall. A cloudburst might seem to have thoroughly saturated the ground, but scratch down an inch and you...
Prosecutors will ask grand jury to probe building collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building, officials said Tuesday.
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Emory University to remove slavery advocate’s name from dorm
ATLANTA — Emory University will remove the name of an antebellum slavery supporter from a dormitory and add the name of a Black judge...
US Catholic school association seeks rebound from grim year
The organization overseeing Catholic schools in the United States gets a new chief executive this week as it seeks to rebound from its biggest...
How Southern Power Fund upends traditional grantmaking
Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September.
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Deaths of 3 young children under investigation as suspicious
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Authorities are investigating three young children's deaths in Southern California as suspicious and their mother was detained for questioning on...
Condo board boss warned of worsening damage before collapse
Weeks before a Florida condo building collapsed, the president of its board wrote that structural problems identified in a 2018 inspection had “gotten significantly...