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Public Housing Residents Get More Federal Help Toward Self-Sufficiency

Public housing agencies across Northern Ohio are getting increases in federal funds this year to help residents meet personal and professional goals. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is giving at least $200,000 each to housing authorities in Cleveland, Akron, Toledo and Youngstown to support Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) programs in 2020. FSS allows public housing residents to set aside part of their rent money in a savings account that they can access once they meet goals such as buying a house or getting a new job.

President Trump speaks at a White House briefing Thursday. Earlier he told the Fox Business Network that he plans to block additional funding and election assistance for the U.S. Postal Service to prevent efforts to expand mail-in voting.

Trump Opposes Postal Service Funding But Says He'd Sign Bill Including It

President Trump on Thursday evening reiterates his interest in denying the U.S. Postal Service funds, which he says would kneecap efforts to expand mail-in voting.

Richard Remsberg Holter Jr. (left) and his father, Richard Remsberg Holter Sr. at their namesake corner in 2019. It's a mile south of the family farm in Frederick County, Md. Holter Road is named after their family, the other road named for a neighboring farmer.

Grieving From A Distance: Remembering A Dad Lost To COVID-19

Nothing prepares you for losing a beloved parent to illness. But when you can't be present at the bedside or the graveside, how do you let go and begin to grieve?

The Race To 270: A Swing State Scorecard

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.