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The heated debate about whether returning students should wear masks to school has moved from school boards into courtrooms. At least 14 states have filed lawsuits against school masks. Sometimes, state leaders are fighting school administrators who normally enforce rules. Experts say...

Artists won't have to include hunting imagery in order to be eligible for a spot on the federal duck stamp. This is a change from a Trump-era requirement. The U.S. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will remove...

Many gardens have been affected by the unusual weather this summer. Many gardeners blame drought. But what if it keeps raining? Some gardens have water sitting on the ground, or the ground remains slurpy after it rains. It is best to move...

Some districts in the United States have stopped in-person learning, or switched to hybrid models due to rapidly increasing coronavirus infections. Over 80 school districts and charter networks have either closed or delayed classes in person for at least one...

The most iconic American pairing is sweet corn and briny mussels. Native Americans invented the clambake hundreds of years ago, when they dug pits in the sand and steam the lobster. You can make chowder by adding water and cream. We honor...

China is now allowing couples to legally have a 3rd child. This is to prevent a potential demographic crisis that could harm its global ambitions of greater prosperity. Friday's ceremonial legislature amended the Population and Family Planning Law. This was...

Cameron Beach, who has been living in rural Malawi for more than a year since COVID-19 swept the globe, cut short her Peace Corps stint abruptly, is now back on her own. In March 2020, the Peace Corps, an American...

A former New Hampshire hermit has been given $180,000 by a billionaire CEO of a software company to rebuild his cabin in a new area. Alexander Karp, Palantir Technologies CEO, presented David Lidstone with a personal check on Monday, Jodie...

Gardeners from low-income communities have joined forces to form "farm hubs" that coordinate their community gardens and harvest on a collection of vacant lots in the Bronx. Some people discovered that their small gardens could produce enough peppers to make...

His Japanese company announced Tuesday that Maki Kaji, who was the creator of Sudoku, a popular number puzzle, has passed away. He was 69 years old and had bile-duct cancer. Kaji, also known as the "Godfather" of Sudoku, created the puzzle...