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The Health Secretary's report blames environmental toxins, ultraprocessed foods and more for the poor state of kids' health in the U.S.

Ready to expand your writer’s toolkit? This workshop dives into figurative language—similes, metaphors, personification, synesthetic language, and more—as powerful techniques to add flair and dimension to your prose. Through creative exercises and practice with reverse engineering examples, you’ll analyze figurative language on a technical level and study what makes it successful. Using what you learn, you’ll practice creating your own examples. Learning objectives: By the end of the workshop, participants will… Have a framework for developing their own figurative writing style Learn to how to analyze effective figurative writing Be able to identify different types of figurative writing techniques Ideal for creative writers of any genre who want to broaden their stylistic options and elevate key moments in their work. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-06-22-beyond-the-literal-with-jamie-li/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

An estimated 90% of the capital Port-au-Prince is now under control of criminal groups who are expanding attacks not only into surrounding areas but beyond into previously peaceful areas.

A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia last week left Atlanta around noon Thursday, bound for South Korea.

Federal tax credits for rooftop solar, heat pumps and other energy-efficient technologies are going away at the end of the year. Here's what consumers should know.

The science on Tylenol and autism isn't clear, despite President Trump's claims. Here's what parents need to know to make their own decisions about acetaminophen.

The league is set to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars from expansion fees and a new media rights deal. And the players' union is pushing for a new contract to change a legacy of low pay.

Please join us this Friday. LIFE = Learning Is For Everyone At 1 p.m. "Buddhism" with Rev. Sterling Davenport. Learn the fundamental origins and historical development of Buddhism. At 2:30 p.m. Jeannette Rankin, the First Woman Elected to Congress A Historical Reenactment by Beth Urech The American politician and women’s rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term, then was elected again in 1940. Rankin remains the only woman ever elected to Congress from Montana. Come early to park and get a good seat. LIFE 30th year!

The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.