By Tami Luhby, CNN A bipartisan group of senators is trying to extend pandemic school meal waivers that gave districts extra federal funds and flexibilities to provide free food to more kids and to cope with supply chain and labor issues. Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, introduced
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese mythology. A Sessho-seki, or “killing stone,” was found cracked in half this month in Nikko National Park, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo. No one knows
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Chatterley Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the world heading toward a global food crisis that could impact millions of people. But things are particularly dire in Ukraine. According to the World Food Programme, almost half of all Ukrainians are concerned about having enough food to eat. Among the many organizations that
Continue ReadingBy Julia Chatterley Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the world heading toward a global food crisis that could impact millions of people. But things are particularly dire in Ukraine. According to the World Food Programme, almost half of all Ukrainians are concerned about having enough food to eat. Among the many organizations that have offered
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Volunteerism can serve as a great way to reconnect with the community, and with April being National Volunteer Month, the beginning of spring is as good a time as any to lend a hand to a local organization. The past few years have taken a toll on everyone, leaving some with
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, citing what he said were subtle tactics by the Republican-led government to suppress Black voters. The law tightened rules on mailed ballots, drop boxes and other popular election methods. In his
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN US and coalition forces that fought in Syria in 2017 to recapture the city of Raqqa from ISIS could have done more to decrease harm done to civilians living in the city during the months-long battle, a think tank report released on Thursday found. Strategic choices the US and coalition forces
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Inside The Giving Plate’s food donation facility is a hydroponic farm, ready to grow more fresh lettuce for Central Oregonians in need of fresh, healthy food.
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse reserve center Frank Anselem is entering the transfer portal. The 6-foot-10 player from Nigeria announced his decision on social media. Anselem started six games and played in all but one for the Orange (16-17), showing promise after only 26 minutes over four games his freshman year. When starting center Jesse
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament has approved electoral law amendments that critics maintain could pave the way to election fraud and aim to curtail an opposition alliance’s chances of wresting control of the house in the next elections. Parliament backed the changes by a show of hands at the
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Bell Click here for updates on this story 3/31/2022 (Neumann University) — Aston, PA – Janis Chakars, a Neumann University communications professor who has played in punk rock bands for 30 years, is doing what he does best to raise money for Ukraine. On March 23, he launched Band Together, a compilation of
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Can’t stand that old bookcase and dining table with the mismatched chairs you once thought looked so cool? If you bought them at Ikea, the retailer will pay you to get them back. The Swedish furniture and home goods chain said Thursday it is making its Buy Back & Resell
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, before taking his own life. Facts Cho was a senior at
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on Vatican Hill in northwestern Rome, Italy west of the Tiber River. It is comprised of
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is home to Islam’s holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. About Saudi Arabia (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 2,149,690 sq
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first eleven years of the war, which began in 2011, an estimated 350,000 people have been killed and nearly 14 million have been displaced, according to the UN Envoy for Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria as president since July
Continue ReadingCNN By Virginia Langmaid and Nick Valencia, CNN A former Louisiana State Police officer, who on body camera video can be heard saying that he “beat the ever-living f**k out of” dead Black motorist Ronald Greene, told investigators during an interview 16 months after the incident that he was “scared” and portrayed himself as a
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter October 24, 1945 – The official United Nations Charter is ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of other countries. There are 51
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise overseeing Ukraine’s nuclear power plants said on Thursday. “It was confirmed that the occupiers, who seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other facilities in the Exclusion Zone, marched in two columns towards the
Continue ReadingGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old student has been shot and killed by another 12-year-old student at a South Carolina middle school. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says the shooter was found about an hour after the Thursday afternoon incident hiding under a deck not far from Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville. The
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