Lives hang in the balance as White House temporizes on SNAP funding. Our values do, too.

Lives hang in the balance as White House temporizes on SNAP funding. Our values do, too. (RNS) — In a healthy society, we measure success not by how the powerful thrive, but by how the vulnerable are supported. A mother purchases fresh fruits for...

Gainesville celebrates Pride Festival with ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star, street renaming

Bo Diddley Plaza came alive Saturday with Pride flags, rainbows and the vibrant hum of thousands of voices. The Pride Community Center of North Central Florida has planned Gainesville Pride for more than 20 years. Donn Smith-Lopez, the center’s...

Munis steady to open November after best October performance in 30 years

Munis were little changed to start the month as U.S. Treasuries saw losses and equities were mixed. The two-year muni-UST ratio Monday was at 68%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 67% and the 30-year at 88%, according to Municipal Market...

Law and order vs. labor rights: Iowa AG race takes shape

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa’s 2026 attorney general race is emerging as a study in contrasts: Republican incumbent Brenna Bird, a prosecutor who centered her first term on...

Cleveland can learn a lot from Detroit about vision for the future: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Detroit just opened a gorgeous, grand waterfront park. What can Cleveland learn from its project? We’re dreaming big ideas on Today in Ohio. Listen online here. Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with...

Global game changers

Elias Rapieque, #0 Berlin, Germany Kansas State’s newest addition to the frontcourt brings a deep basketball background and high-level experience. Junior forward Elias Rapieque, a 6-foot-9 product of Berlin, Germany becomes the first-ever...

Rainy ‘No Kings’ protest draws thousands

Thousands of protesters took to the rain-soaked streets of downtown St. Louis for the “No Kings” march on Oct. 18, 2025, to advocate for administrative change as part of a nationwide event. The protest lasted from 1 to 3 p.m., with its route...

United impact: American Red Cross of South and West Central Illinois

The American Red Cross of South and West Central Illinois serves 1,059,746 people in 33 counties in Illinois including Adams, Bond, Brown, Cass, Christian, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Jefferson, Macon, Macoupin,...

Ezra Klein's Defense of Big Tent Politics

The title of Ezra Klein's column today is "This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism." The headline is clearly intended to draw as many left-wing readers as possible, which in one sense recapitulates Klein's theme. But the headline is also a...

Charles David Chur

Charles David Chur Charles David Chur, age 83, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2025 in The Villages, Florida. Known to family as David and to his many friends and colleagues as Chuck, he will be deeply missed. Chuck was born December 22,...

Jim Browning Colorado on Building Businesses That Last

Born and raised on a farm in Texas, Jim learned the value of problem-solving early. He went on to study engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. After 9/11, Jim served with the United Nations Command in Asia, supporting...

Evergy Selects Kigen To Strengthen Grid Resilience Across Private and Public Networks

Evergy Selects Kigen's Secure eSIM OS and eIM to Maximize Grid Reliability with Automated Failover Across Private and Public Networks KANSAS CITY, Mo. and CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Evergy, one of the largest investor-owned...

Pete Buttigieg warns political chaos is putting America’s economy at risk

0:00 spk_0 The most important thing I would say is think of AI like a skill, not a career field. It's not that you have to go work for a tech company, uh, in order to be part of the technological change that's happening. It's that you need to...

Ep. 787: True Crime in the Outdoors

00:00:08 Speaker 1: This is the Meeater Podcast coming at you shirtless, severely, bug bitten, and in my case, underwear. 00:00:15 Speaker 2: Listening past, you can't. 00:00:18 Speaker 1: Predict anything brought to you by first Light. When I'm...

Here are the key races to watch in Tuesday's off-year elections

Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on critical races electing governors, mayors and more as observers look for clues about the national mood heading into next year’s midterms. New Jersey and Virginia are holding high-stakes...

Students launch criminal investigations club, bring real-world forensics to campus

The University of Arkansas Criminal Investigations Club hosted its first official meeting Oct. 21, as club officers discussed the future of the organization and potential event ideas for interested members. Criminal Investigations Club leaders...

The future is here: Meet the college basketball stars destined for the 2026 NBA Draft

The 2025-26 college basketball season is here, and so it's time for the first CBS Sports NBA Mock Draft. This initial mock comes without considering where NBA teams might pick, given how early it is in their season. So, this is essentially a...

Cycling safety at heart of Mass Street redesign south of downtown Lawrence

KSHB 41 anchor/reporter Daniela Leon covers transportation-related issues in Kansas City. Share your story idea with Daniela. — The City of Lawrence, Kansas, wants to bring changes to one of the city's most important corridors: Massachusetts...

10 Forms Of ‘Art In Nature’ From The Nature’s Best Photography 2025 Awards

Take a closer look at how 2025’s best nature photos turn everyday wild moments into stunning stories of life on Earth. By © Genia Ikhfa Anindita, at age 13, of Haruai, Tabalong, Indonesia Every year, the Nature’s Best Photography Award brings...

Financial Wellness Increases Can Improve Physical, Mental Health

Paying bills late. Straying from a budget. Not saving enough for retirement. Are these suitable topics for the workplace? Increasingly, employees say, ‘Yes,’ as they turn to their employers for help in easing financial pressures. The...