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How this Kentucky college offers education without financial burden

By Hari Sreenivasan, Christina Romano

There are no fancy dorms or stadiums at Berea College. There, each student receives free tuition and works throughout their four years, receiving a small salary that goes toward room and board. As part of our Rethinking College series, special…

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Health officials recommend more syphilis testing after U.S. newborn cases skyrocketed in 2022

By Mike Stobbe, Kenya Hunter, Associated Press

Syphilis cases in U.S. newborns again are on the rise. It has health officials calling for new measures to stop the increase, including encouraging millions of sexually active women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested.

Dozens indicted on Georgia racketeering charges related to ‘Stop Cop City’ movement appear in court

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

Nearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility appeared in court as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse in Atlanta.

Overcoming feelings of vulnerability and grief, Lewiston voters head to the polls

By David Sharp, Associated Press

Shootings in which 18 people were killed are on the minds of voters heading to the polls in Lewiston, Maine, where the gunman opened fire less than two weeks ago.

Yusef Salaam, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member, poised to win NYC council seat

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

The victory will come more than two decades after DNA evidence was used to overturn the convictions of Salaam and four other Black and Latino men in the 1989 rape and beating of a white jogger in Central Park.

Ohio’s abortion rights ballot measure could provide insights into 2024 elections

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Anti-abortion groups have argued the amendment's wording is overly broad, advancing a host of untested legal theories about its impacts.

Jewish man dies after altercation amid pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests

By Robert Jablon, Associated Press

No arrests had been made and details of the confrontation weren’t immediately released, although the Sheriff’s Department scheduled a news conference for Tuesday morning.

WeWork files for bankruptcy in stunning turn for company once valued at nearly $50 billion

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning but anticipated fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world.

What to know about the cases against police and paramedics surrounding Elijah McClain’s death

By Matthew Brown, Colleen Slevin, Associated Press

Prosecutors contended Officer Nathan Woodyard's actions including the neck hold contributed to McClain's death.

What to expect in New Jersey’s 2023 general election

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Every seat in the New Jersey Legislature is up for grabs in Tuesday's general election. With solid Democratic majorities in both chambers, party control of the body is not expected to change hands.