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A relationship contract is a tool for couples to express their needs and work together to craft the parameters of their own unique relationship roadmap.

National

From Housework To Sex, Here's How Relationship Contracts Can Help Couples

6:00am August 01, 2021

by Andee Tagle

Relationship contracts might not sound romantic, but all relationships are contractual, Writer Mandy Len Catron says this is a tool for couples to express their needs and work together.

Students will be back in physical classrooms starting this fall.

School Is In Session: How Have Students Fared?

12:00pm July 30, 2021

by Brianna Scott

Schools across the U.S. are preparing for students to be back in physical classrooms this fall. Now there's questions about how much "learning loss" students have experienced because of the pandemic.

A parents group wants TikTok to let parents see all the videos their kids access.

National

Parents Are Asking TikTok For Access To The Videos Their Kids Are Watching

9:49pm July 29, 2021

by Dalia Faheid

More than 12,000 parents have signed a petition asking TikTok CEO Vanessa Pappas to introduce "mirror" accounts so parents can track how their kids are influenced on the platform.

People visit Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California on July 9, 2020, the first day the outdoor shopping and dining complex was open to the public since closing in March amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health & Safety

Disney Will Begin Requiring Masks Again Indoors At Its Theme Parks In The U.S.

10:01am July 29, 2021

by Scott Neuman

With cases of the coronavirus back on the rise in Florida and California, guests two years of age and older at Disney World and Disneyland will again be required to don masks starting on Friday.

Texas lawmakers are considering a measure to limit charitable bail funds by restricting who they're allowed to help. State Senator Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican, said the goal of the legislation they're working on is to keep habitual and violent offe

A Texas GOP Bill Would Make It Harder For Nonprofits To Bail People Out Of Jail

6:15am July 29, 2021

by Jen Rice, Houston Public Media

People such as Tonya Galvan and Hervis Rogers, a man accused of voting illegally, would likely be forced to stay behind bars much longer if this Republican bill becomes law.

Western wildfires create a hazy sky as a person surfs on the water in Indiana Dunes State Park on Tuesday.

Is Extreme Weather Changing Your Summer Activities? Tell Us How

4:04pm July 28, 2021

by Jeff Brady

Wildfires, smoke, heat waves or drought have hit large parts of the country. We want to hear if they're affecting your vacation or beloved summer tradition, and how you're adapting.

Arts

Life Kit: How To Host A Dinner Party

5:20pm July 25, 2021

by Diba Mohtasham

While things aren't completely back to normal, many are starting to host parties again. We have some useful tips for those who might feel a little out of practice because of the pandemic.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on April 20. The Illinois Democrat has introduced legislation that would provide three days of paid leave for parents who experience a miscarriage.

Politics & Government

Sen. Tammy Duckworth Wants To Remove Stigma Around Miscarriages

12:27pm July 25, 2021

by Robert Baldwin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the Illinois Democrat about the Support Through Loss Act, which would require employers to offer three days of paid leave to workers who've experienced pregnancy loss.

Ethan Lincoln, 17, fishes for king salmon and red salmon with his cousin Avery Tulik in the Kangirlvar Bay, Alaska.

When Schools Shut Down In Alaska, These Students Went Moose Hunting

2:08pm July 23, 2021

In the remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska, many families practice subsistence hunting to get food on the table. Three students reconnected with that tradition during the pandemic.

When Students In Alaska Switched To At-Home Learning, Something Unexpected Happened

4:58pm July 22, 2021

by Sequoia Carrillo

When three students in the Yukon Delta region of Alaska were sent home from school last year something unexpected happened — they reconnected with their family tradition of subsistence hunting.