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Shipping container buildings may be cool — but they're not always green

Shipping containers may seem like a sustainable construction material, but are they actually eco-friendly? Many people don't want a heavily-used container — and the energy bills are through the roof.

Hospitals in rural America face a dire financial forecast. The government has an incentive plan to help them keep their emergency departments open, while shutting their inpatient services.

Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far

Just 18 facilities were converted into Rural Emergency Hospitals so far. Advocates and lawmakers say tweaks to the law are needed to widen the reach and keep health care in rural communities.

Kirsten Dunst plays a battle scarred photojournalist in <em>Civil War.</em>

'Civil War' is a doomsday thought experiment — that could have used more thinking

This ambitious thriller comes across as an empty stunt — a democracy dystopia that sidesteps the politics of the present moment. But Kirsten Dunst is excellent as a battle scarred photojournalist.

Peggy Sauer was one of the "Damsels in Design" at GM hired to work on car interiors. She's shown here with her design for the backseat of a 1958 Oldsmobile.

'Women Behind the Wheel' explains how cars became a gendered technology

Author Nancy Nichols says that for men, cars signify adventure, power and strength. For women, they are about performing domestic duties; there was even a minivan prototype with a washer/dryer inside.

AJR fans at Denver's Ball Arena perform the wave on June 20, 2024.

How one pop band is trying to turn concertgoers into climate activists

The multi-platinum-selling indie pop band is using research to inspire fans to take immediate action against climate change.

An emergency non-congregate housing site in Chico on Sept. 6, 2023.

Newsom promised 1,200 tiny homes for homeless Californians. A year later, none have opened

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’d send tiny homes to San Jose, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego County. Why haven’t any materialized yet?

Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has just been announced as the next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.

Beyoncé's voice is the real star of <em>Cowboy Carter</em> as she sets out to prove, once and for all, that she can hold it down in any genre she damn well pleases.

On 'Cowboy Carter,' Beyoncé's country is as broad as the public she serves

The Houston-bred artist's new album uses country as a trapdoor into a sweeping genre expression. By adopting the role of the outlaw, she's free to toss all rules into the trash heap.

Attorney Daryl Jones, of the Transformative Justice Coalition (left), with Carl O. Snowden, convener of the Caucus of African American Leaders, address the renaming of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore.

Activists call to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge because he owned enslaved people

Some activists and historians says it's time to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

The Golden Saxophone House, featured on HGTV's new series <em>Zillow Gone Wild</em>.

'Zillow Gone Wild' brings wacky real estate listings to HGTV

Zillow Gone Wild started in 2020 as an Instagram account devoted to eccentric property listings. The show focuses on homes that defy everyday expectations in some way.

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