Oct 24 Watch 3:49 Exploring the connection between our brains, our moods and music Have you ever wondered why a piece of music makes you feel a certain way? As part of our Student Reporting Labs' ongoing look at youth mental health, student journalists John Barnes and Brigitte Bonsu explore the connection between our… Continue watching
Oct 24 Michigan teen who killed 4 in school shooting pleads guilty to terrorism and murder By Corey Williams, Mike Householder, Associated Press A teenager has pleaded guilty to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting. Continue reading
Oct 24 Test scores show how COVID set kids back across the U.S. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America's children. Continue reading
Oct 21 Court temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan By Jim Salter, Associated Press Attorneys for six Republican-led states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider their effort to block the Biden administration's program to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 7:06 Biden’s student loan relief plan blocked while appeals court considers challenge By John Yang An appeals court temporarily blocked President Biden's plan to erase the student loan debt of millions of Americans while it considers a challenge. Several groups have gone to court to try to stop the forgiveness program. The decision comes as… Continue watching
Oct 21 Six Republican-led states appealing dismissal of lawsuit over student loan relief By Jim Salter, Associated Press Attorneys for six Republican-led states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider their effort to block the Biden administration’s program to forgive hundreds of millions of dollars in student loan debt. Continue reading
Oct 20 Feds to conduct further testing for radioactive contamination in Missouri school By Jim Salter, Associated Press The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct new testing at a Missouri grade school to learn more about the level of radioactive contamination in the school and on its playground. Continue reading
Oct 19 Medical guidance sought after radioactive contamination closes school By Jim Salter, Associated Press Coldwater Creek runs directly behind Jana Elementary. The creek was contaminated in the 1940s and 1950s when waste from atomic bomb material manufactured in St. Louis got into the waterway. Continue reading
Oct 19 Medical students worry about where to train as several states enact abortion restrictions By James Pollard, Associated Press Students in obstetrics-gynecology and family medicine are facing tough choices about where to advance their training in a landscape where legal access to abortion varies from state to state. Continue reading
Oct 18 Everything you need to know when applying for student loan forgiveness By Cora Lewis, Adriana Morga, Associated Press Borrowers who apply before mid-November should see forgiveness before Jan. 1, when payments on loans are scheduled to restart after a pause during the pandemic. Continue reading