Reuters reports the US has launched a portal called freedom.gov that it says will let users access content blocked under some European rules; the domain appears to be administered by CISA while the State Department described digital freedom as a priority.
The city of China was approved for $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant. Local officials said the grant was awarded in 2023 and is now reaching the community.
Gema's Childcare is a minority-owned, family-operated early childhood education organization with licensed locations across Long Island that offers research-based, whole-child programs.
A study in Frontiers in Environmental Science finds that a very high‑emissions future could cause irreversible damage to the Antarctic Peninsula, while a low‑emissions path would largely avoid the worst harms; the researchers say rapid emissions reductions this decade would be decisive.
Actor Eric Dane died Feb. 19, about a year after his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis; medical sources report many people with ALS live about three to five years after diagnosis, though outcomes can vary.
Rev. Michael Davidson, director of Boston College's Montserrat Coalition, has focused the office on community and support for students with high financial need and was presented this November with the Archdiocese of Boston's Bishop James Augustine Healy Award.
Authorities say a 29-year-old man allegedly shot and killed 67-year-old Caltech researcher Carl Grillmair outside a home in Llano; the suspect was charged and his bail set at $2 million.
The Grand Junction Lions Club is holding its 97th annual raffle, carnival and parade on Saturday, with a 2 p.m. parade followed by a free carnival and a 4:30 p.m. raffle at the Grand Junction Convention Center. The club says proceeds will support local projects and will fund $120,000 in grants to ten area nonprofit agencies.
Freeman said he will prepare to play 162 games and floated a goal of roughly four more major-league seasons while reporting he feels fully healthy after offseason recovery.
Workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant ratified a UAW contract by 96%, approving terms that include a 20% wage increase and bonuses.
