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Scottish Parliament member Monica Lennon (right) joins supporters of the Period Products bill she sponsored, at a rally outside Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The legislation would make Scotland the first country in the world to make products like pads and tampons freely available.

Scotland Poised To Become 1st Country To Make Period Products Free

In a few short years, Scotland has turned periods from a stigmatized subject to a selling point. The bill takes aim at "period poverty": when girls and women struggle to access menstrual products.

After 42 years, Earl "Duke" Hamilton is retiring from WUBE-FM.

End Of An Era: Duke Hamilton Leaving WUBE-FM July 2

Duke Hamilton – the Queen City's reigning royalty of country music radio – will retire from WUBE-FM (B105.1) on Thursday, July 2. Hamilton, inducted...

Letters From Home: 'We Shared A Common Thread Through My Poetry'

WOSU's Letters from Home collects stories about day-to-day lives during the coronavirus pandemic. This week, we heard from Ohioans answering the question:…

Déjà Voodoo: Pharma’s Promises To Curb Drug Prices Have Been Heard Before

Prescription drug prices were soaring. Angry policymakers swore they’d take action. Pharma giant Merck responded by promising to address the problem...

Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens gather for a naturalization ceremony at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center in Alexandria, Va., in August. The Trump administration is planning to include a question about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census.

Citizenship Question May Be 'Major Barrier' To 2020 Census Participation

In focus groups for the U.S. census, some participants identified the citizenship question as a significant reason why they would avoid taking part in the head count.

The stream during initial cleanup in April 2014.

Five Years After Oil Spill, Public Gets First Look At Oak Glen Nature Preserve

In the five years I've been visiting Oak Glen Nature Preserve, I've heard a lot things: bulldozers, backhoes, high-pressure water hoses, the scrape of…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott joined a January event on the ongoing relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Maria in Florida and Puerto Rico. With a growing bloc of voters from the island in Florida, the Republican Scott and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson have been attacking each other over the issue of relief efforts in Puerto Rico in their high-stakes Senate campaign.

At Issue In Florida Senate Campaign: Who's Fighting For Puerto Rico?

Florida has a growing bloc of Puerto Rican voters in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and his main challenger, GOP Gov. Rick Scott, are fighting over recovery efforts.

Jacqueline Abney is recovering from sustance abuse at Beacon House in Wooster.

No Beds Left: Federal Laws Stand In The Way Of Drug Treatment

Jacqueline Abney lives in the Beacon House, a residential treatment center that looks just like any other home you would see in the historic downtown area…

Jennifer Hudson performs during the the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018.

'The Times They Are A-Changin" Still Speaks To Our Changing Times

The Bob Dylan classic came out in 1963 and was embraced by the civil rights and anti-war movements. Decades later, young people are finding it vibrates with new meaning.

Children reach for food handouts in the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, which has destroyed rice, corn and wheat crops and left over a third of the country under water.

The number of hungry people has doubled in 10 countries. A new report explains why

The charity Oxfam has issued a new report on hunger and climate change. In countries most severely affected, the number of people experiencing acute hunger has doubled in just 6 years.

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