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Wellness Wednesday: The relationship between school meals and academic performance

School children in eight states can now eat free meals and advocates are urging Congress to extend free meals to all kids nationwide.

A soldier stands guard on a blockaded road to Myanmar's parliament in Naypyidaw on Monday, after the military detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials and activists.

Opinion: After Myanmar Coup, U.S. Must Nudge Military To Share Power With Suu Kyi

The armed forces will likely find it harder to rule a changed Myanmar on its own — and the world should convince it not to, argues Charles Dunst of the East-West Center in Washington.

A person puts their ballot in a drop box on Oct. 27, 2020, at a library in Seattle. Under Washington state's primary system, the top two vote getters advance to the general election in November, regardless of party.

The U.S. has a 'primary problem,' say advocates who call for new election systems

There's a lot of discontent with America's political system, including with party-based primary elections. So reform advocates are urging states to move to nonpartisan primaries.

Madam C.J. Walker is the latest woman to join Barbie's Inspiring Women collection. Walker's great-great-granddaughter worked with Barbie to incorporate details from the pioneering businesswoman's life.

Madam C.J. Walker, the first U.S. self-made female millionaire, gets her own Barbie

Businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker is the latest to join Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls. Walker's great-great-granddaughter said she hopes the doll will show kids they too can be entrepreneurs.

Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in 'Remain in Mexico' case

On a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court handed the Biden administration a victory, allowing it to rescind the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy.

<strong>April 20:</strong> Nadiya, 62, points to her destroyed home in the village of Moshchun, northwest of Kyiv, as more than 5 million Ukrainians have now fled their country following the Russian invasion, according to the United Nations.

Photos: Mariupol evacuations fail as the U.S. agrees to more aid for Ukraine

Russia continues to work to get control of eastern Ukraine as the country's forces refuse to surrender.

Morning Headlines: Feds Raid Cleveland City Hall; Franklin GOP Backs Novice for U.S. Senate

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, December 7th: University of Akron will hike and freeze tuition; Kent State journalism student dies; Feds...

Bupe Sinkala of Zambia was diagnosed with HIV shortly before her wedding, didn't tell her fiance — and later saw her life come tumbling down. With the support of family and a new job as a community health worker, she has found joy. She shared her views on the import of community health work at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

HIV crashed her life. She found her way back to joy — and spoke at the U.N. this week

Diagnosed with HIV before her wedding, Bupe Sinkala didn't tell her husband and saw her marriage — and life — crumble. Now she's a community health worker advocating for her unsung profession.

In October 2016, in Kigali, Rwanda, nations around the globe agreed to phase out a category of dangerous greenhouse gases widely used in refrigerators and air conditioners. In 2022, the U.S. took steps to formally ratify the agreement.

The U.S. ratifies treaty to phase down HFCs, gases trapping 1,000x more heat than CO2

The Senate has ratified a climate treaty that would formally phase down the use of industrial chemicals found in air conditioners and refrigerators.

Fascinating Ohio: Youth homeless shelter CEO, college administrator and trivia entrepreneur

During this week's Fascinating Ohio, we're talking to a youth homeless shelter CEO, college administrator and trivia entrepreneur.

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