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The memorial at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2023. Five years earlier, 14 students and 3 staff members were killed in a mass shooting at the school.

Politics & Government

Harris plans to visit the Parkland school where 14 kids were killed in 2018

5:00am March 11, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris will walk through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on March 23 with the families of the victims who were killed there in a mass shooting.

Now that Sarah Barnes' son, Samuel, 2, is enrolled in Head Start, it's lifted an extra stress off Barnes' shoulders. "It just makes life a little bit easier having child care right on campus," she says. "I can literally walk over here between classes and check on him."

Education

The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start

5:00am March 11, 2024

by Elissa Nadworny

And not just toddlers — infants and preschoolers too. A new effort aims to help the 4 million college students raising kids by putting Head Start programs on community college campuses.

Arts

'Oppenheimer' wins Oscar for best picture

11:42pm March 10, 2024

by Linda Holmes

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer capped off a big night at the Oscars by being the popular and highly regarded director's first film to win the top prize.

In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former President Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J.

Georgia and Michigan could be key to keeping Black voter turnout up in 2024

10:29pm March 10, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

In the 2022 midterm elections, Black voter turnout dropped dramatically. Ahead of the presidential election in 2024, organizers warn it could happen again and political parties should pay attention.

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Arts

Red carpet looks from the 2024 Oscars

7:10pm March 10, 2024

by Mhari Shaw

Check out this year's most memorable red carpet looks from the 2024 Oscars.

People take part in a rally in support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Medellín, Colombia, on Feb. 8.

World News

It's not easy being Colombia's 1st left-wing president

6:19pm March 10, 2024

by John Otis

Gustavo Petro faces fierce opposition from what he views as Colombia's deeply conservative deep state.

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Pro-Palestinian supporters wave flags and carry placards during a march in central Stockholm last month in which demonstrators demanded Israel be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest.

After facing criticism, Israel has revised its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest

5:03pm March 10, 2024

by Itay Stern

Eden Golan's original song, titled "October Rain," has been renamed "Hurricane" after objections that it was not politically neutral. Israel's public broadcaster will reveal the amended song Sunday.

The U.S. Army Vessel General Frank S. Besson has departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis on its way to the eastern Mediterranean to help build a temporary aid port in Gaza, the U.S. military said.

As a U.S. aid ship heads to Gaza, Biden again warns Netanyahu on civilian deaths

4:16pm March 10, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

The U.S. ship left Virginia this weekend as part of an emergency mission to build a temporary pier in Gaza to facilitate aid. Biden criticized the Israeli prime minister over civilian deaths in Gaza.

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 7, 2023. Britt delivered the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday.

'Saturday Night Live' lampoons GOP Sen. Katie Britt's State of the Union response

3:22pm March 10, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Scarlett Johansson made a surprise appearance on the NBC sketch comedy show to poke fun at the Republican rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union address.

Jon Kabat-Zinn is a leading researcher into the health effects of meditation. He developed the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction protocol in 1979.

Health & Safety

A leading mindfulness teacher shares insights to counter tech addiction and isolation

2:28pm March 10, 2024

by Pien Huang

Jon Kabat-Zinn, who brought mindfulness meditation into mainstream medical settings, discusses how the centering practice can help with some of today's widespread social problems.

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