His car stalled and he was filled with dread. Then help came from all around from NPR Autumn Barnes
Corey Widmer says the experience has made him think more about how he can help others. Read More
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Medical debt snares millions of people. States, red and blue are passing laws to help from NPR Noam Levey
State lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt. (Image credit: Ash Ponders for KFF Health News) Read More
One possible housing crisis solution? A new kind of public housing for all income levels from NPR Jennifer Ludden
Housing Opportunities Commission, adjusts Maryland State Delegate Lorig Charkoudian’s hardhat during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Hillandale Gateway housing development in Silver Spring, Md. The HOC says it owns more than 9,400 apartment, townhome and single-family home rental properties and provides subsidized housing for more than 9,300 households.’/> Maryland’s Montgomery County is building mixed-income apartments…
Vigils and protests mark 1 year since Hamas attacks on Israel as fighting rages on from NPR Willem Marx
Vigils are taking worldwide to commemorate the approximately 1,200 killed in the Hamas attacks a year ago. Protests are planned to demand a cease-fire to the war that has killed nearly 42,000 in Gaza. (Image credit: John Wessels) Read More
Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Americans for discovery of microRNA from NPR The Associated Press
The Nobel Assembly said that their discovery is “proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function.” (Image credit: Henrik Montgomery) Read More
Helene recovery is more political online than on the ground from NPR Jeff Brady
On social media, people are spreading false rumors that FEMA has abandoned victims of Tropical Storm Helene for political reasons. The reality on the ground looks a lot less partisan. (Image credit: Gerard Albert III) Read More
What to stream: Jelly Roll, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ Cate Blanchett and Charli XCX remixes from ABC
Sean Wang’s semi-autobiographical feature debut “Dìdi” and Jelly Roll’s 22-track album “Beautifully Broken” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releasesRead More
Elon Musk makes his first appearance at a Trump rally and casts the election in dire terms from ABC
Elon Musk has praised Donald Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.”Read More
Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Americans for discovery of microRNA from ABC
The Nobel Assembly said that the discovery is “fundamentally important.”Read More
How to tint your app icons in iOS 18 from the Verge Barbara Krasnoff
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge For several years now, it’s been possible to personalize your iPhone screen by creating your own icons, mostly by using Apple’s built-in Shortcuts app (and we have instructions for doing just that). But if you want to do a little customization in a short amount of time, a…