Comic Relief US launches new Roblox game to help children build community virtually and in real life

The notion that online gaming could help players develop charitable habits seemed bold when the anti-poverty nonprofit Comic Relief US tested its own multiverse on the popular world-building app ...
Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV to supporters of migrants in U.S.: ‘You stand with me, and I stand with you’

Pope Leo XIV became “visibly emotional” upon receiving messages on Oct. 8 from immigrants fearing deportation in the United States, a member of a U.S. delegation said. Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, ...
People

Michael J. Fox Has ‘a Lot Left to Do’ as He Opens Up About His New Book, Returning to TV and Facing Challenges (Exclusive)

The actor, Parkinson's disease research advocate and author of the new book 'Future Boy' gets candid with PEOPLE Eric Andersson joined PEOPLE as a senior writer in 2022. His work has appeared in TV ...
Times Union

Commentary: With free speech under attack, N.Y. must take a stand against book banning

Hochul should sign the Freedom to Read Act during Banned Book Week to assert our shared conviction that everyone has the right to learn and to think for themselves. Credit: Getty Images. Recently, ...
Associated Press

AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington is bracing for what could be a ...
Ventura County Star

PEN America releases list of most banned books in the U.S.

PEN America released its list of the most-banned books of the 2024-2025 school year on Oct. 1. Which books made the list, and which are banned in California? The organization focusing on free ...
Marketplace

How do members of Congress get paid?

They have direct deposit like a lot of U.S. workers, but some don’t get paid on a biweekly basis. I'm curious about how the president and members of Congress get paid. Do they get a paycheck every ...
NBC News

Stephen King is the most banned author in U.S. schools, PEN report finds

A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or ...
Los Angeles Times

Here’s how the U.S. government shutdown will impact California

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The federal government shutdown reverberated across California on Wednesday, with resulting disruptions expected ...
Los Angeles Times

How Democratic-run cities will stand up against Trump’s declaration of ‘war from within’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Earlier this week during a speech to military leaders at a summit in Quantico, Va., President Trump declared his ...
Commonwealth Fund

Maternal and Child Mortality: How Do U.S. States Compare Internationally?

In the United States, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher for someone giving birth in Louisiana than in California, and a child born in Mississippi is nearly ...