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Dr. Patricia Gabbe (right) founded Moms2B, a support group that connects disadvantaged pregnant women with social services. Amber Broadus was one of the first women in the program.

Ohio's Black Infant Mortality Rate Second Worst In U.S.

The mortality rate among Ohio's African American babies is the second worst in the country. And in some of Columbus' poor, black communities the numbers…

Still from Ira Sachs's film <em>Last Address. </em>

Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit

Activist Pamela Sneed says this year's walk will honor Black artists' contributions that have been erased from AIDS narratives.

A skeleton doll and funeral flag adorn the table for information about the Cleveland Death Society. The group has hosted events like a Death Cafe - a scheduled non-profit get-together to talk about death over food and drink, usually tea and cake.

Cleveland Death Society confronts dying with dark humor and no judgment

The topic of death and dying is seen as taboo for many, only talked about at funerals and hospitals. But a Cleveland group is looking to dispel the fear with events that are all about death.

China may have landed a new space plane on Sept. 6 at this secretive air base, located in China in the desert near an old nuclear testing ground.

New Chinese Space Plane Landed At Mysterious Air Base, Evidence Suggests

The mission took place this past weekend, shrouded in secrecy, but some clues are emerging about what China sent into space, and why.

Life, Love, Coming Out And Culture Shock In 'Juliet Takes A Breath'

Gabby Rivera's new young adult novel, Juliet Takes a Breath, follows a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx who comes out to her family just before leaving for an internship in Portland, Ore.

Trickster Treat: Bob Dylan's New Song Sounds Awfully Old ... And Familiar

Dylan's latest single, "False Prophet," sits in the same tempo and key as Billy "The Kid" Emerson's 1954 B-side, "If Lovin' Is Believing."

Growing up, Gabriella Lascano says she was told she should model. But all she could think was, "I'm fat. Like, models aren't fat." Now, she's an Instagram model for Fashion Nova.

This Fashion Brand Grew On Instagram With Help Of Celebs, Relatable Models

Fashion Nova was among the top-trending fashion brands online in 2017. How did a retailer with only five stores get so popular? Associating its brand with Cardi B and Kylie Jenner didn't hurt.

President Trump announces a plan to overhaul how Medicare pays for certain drugs during a Thursday speech at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C.

Trump Aims To Lower Some U.S. Drug Spending By Factoring In What Other Countries Pay

An administration proposal would link what Medicare pays for certain drugs administered in hospitals and doctor's offices to the prices paid in Europe and other advanced economies.

'Salt On The Wound': Daycare Workers Want To Be Vaccinated Alongside Teachers

Editor's note : On Monday, March 1, the same day this article was published, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that some childcare workers would become...

Members of Crew-6 — (L-R) Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates, and NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen — pose after arriving at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on February 21, 2023 in Florida. Each of their flight suits has numerous patches - including one designed specifically for this mission to the International Space Station.

Every space crew needs a mission patch. This company has designed NASA's for 50 years

Since the first days of the space program, astronauts wear a special patch specific to each mission. A small North Carolina company has designed them all since the Apollo lunar launches.

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