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'Solo agers' are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone

Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisi...

Jul 09, 2026
Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charges

Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the...

Jul 09, 2026
Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player

Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trai...

Jul 09, 2026
Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention

Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers...

Jul 09, 2026
Bonnie Tyler, singer of power ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' dies at 75

Tyler's biggest hit is a perfect encapsulation of what made her a star in the 1980s: An epic power ballad surging with emotion, delivered in a voice t...

Jul 09, 2026
A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?

Trump is the first president to have an airport named after him while in office. The Trump Organization says he won't get royalties from the renaming,...

Jul 09, 2026
New aviation mechanics graduate with jobs in hand, thanks to a labor shortage

Aviation is literally soaring in the U.S., with record passenger numbers. But with a generation of mechanics set to leave the workforce, the industry ...

Jul 09, 2026
Campaign staffers keep trying to bet on races despite push to curb insider trading

Kalshi says it has blocked "dozens" of trades from campaign insiders, but experts say the company's approach leaves lots of potential loopholes. NPR h...

Jul 09, 2026
The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy

The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to ...

Jul 09, 2026

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