Cristina Ochoa often worries if the food she’s feeding her two young kids is safe, even after carefully reading ingredient labels. “Some ingredients I have no idea what they are, how to pronounce them,” she said. “I want the best for my children. I would think that as a society …
Read More »Home gardens rise in popularity amid high inflation
Austin, Texas — When Beth Brown needs groceries, she often does her shopping in her own backyard. Brown estimates she’s saving $400 per month on groceries by growing vegetables like lettuce, squash, tomatoes and cantaloupe. The nurse and single mom of two boys said she’s trying to save everywhere she …
Read More »“It’s not a matter of if it’ll happen to your kids, it’s when”: Families of mass shooting victims push for assault weapons ban
Brett Cross never imagined he’d be speaking out on behalf of a child gunned down at school. But on Wednesday, he was in Washington, D.C., where he joined families and survivors from Uvalde, Texas, and other mass shootings, to demand a ban on assault weapons. Cross’ nephew, 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia …
Read More »High gas prices pump up demand for electric cars — but a looming battery shortage could pump the brakes
One way to avoid the pain at the pump is to never have to go there. Katie Mitchell bought an electric car in January, and says she’s now saving hundreds of dollars a month by charging up instead of filling up. When she watched gas prices skyrocket in recent months, …
Read More »How the rise in violent crime is affecting college campuses
As violent crime surges in cities big and small across the country, it is encroaching on what many have considered safe havens — college campuses, which are having to step up safety protocols in response. The Chicago area has seen more than 1,000 homicides this year, according to Cook County …
Read More »Prosecutors portray Ghislaine Maxwell as Jeffrey Epstein’s “partner in crime,” defense says she is scapegoat as sex
Opening statements began Monday in the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite who is charged with recruiting women and girls for her longtime associate and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prosecutors portrayed Maxwell as a sexual predator who enticed teenage girls, first by befriending them, then serving them …
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