• You Probably Won’t Have A Good Time Watching Netflix’s ‘Good Times’

    An animated sequel fizzles where it doesn’t actively offend

  • MasterChef Australia viewers call out the contestants over alarming detail on the show: 'It's not a good look'

    MasterChef Australia viewers have once again expressed their concerns after noticing one glaring detail during the new Channel Ten season.

  • Hills Elementary students to move to Alexander Elementary School after closure

    Iowa City Community School District teachers are working behind the scenes to transition Hills Elementary School students to Alexander Elementary School by this fall following the school’s closure. Starting this fall, all Hills students will attend Alexander Elementary School at ​​3571 Sycamore St., along with six teachers and 10 support staff. Alexander is almost three

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    Local elementary students team up with students on the other side of the world for project

    A group of students at one local elementary school have been working on a project with other elementary students who are on the other side of the world. Two teachers at Woodsdale Elementary School in Wheeling have teamed up with Crumlin Primary School in Ireland after they were recruited by a non-profit organization known []

  • Good Times: Black Again Isn’t As Bad As Its Trailer — But It Also Isn’t Good

    There isn’t a show out right now that’s more offensive than Good Times: Black Again — Netflix’s new animated series reboot of the 1970s classic sitcom Good Times — and that’s saying a lot considering Zeus Network is still actively in business and cranking out almost exclusively aggressive and exploitative content, like the reality TV franchise Baddies. After the Good Times reboot trailer dropped, immediate backlash ensued. If the conversation on X (formerly Twitter) was any indication, most...

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    It's a good time to be an asset owner

    Thanks to a strong stock market and record home prices, asset owners are feeling richer, even if it’s only on paper. Today, we get into the “wealth effect” and how it may play out in the presidential election. Also: Higher prices slow Procter & Gamble sales, the “catastrophic” halt to a Baltimore port business, and why companies change the metrics they report to investors.

  • Good recipes for tough times

    This article was produced by The Bittman Project and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. which supports independent journalists as they forward fresh narratives about inequality. It is co-published here with permission. EHRP’s high-quality journalism is co-published with mainstream media outlets, to help readers understand and address systemic hardship. Cooking and food shopping are very different in America […]

  • 'I left my abusive husband three times

    A Birmingham woman reveals the complicated journey of healing after leaving her abusive husband

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    306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time

    A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In the beginning, they're full of hope and optimism — and then something turns. Stories of good ideas gone bad. Prologue: Paul was a cop. One night he was pulling second shift when he had a perfectly good idea: He'd stretch out in the back seat and take a little nap during his break. He fell right asleep, and slept well until he woke up and realized...

  • Student Brings Unloaded Firearm To Elementary School

    A student brought an unloaded firearm to an elementary school in east Charlotte on Friday morning

  • Northwestern Elementary Students express emotions through art

    Inspiration came from artists including Marc Chagall, Helen Frankenthaler.

  • Scioto Elementary School Celebrates Students' Achievements

    In a heartening acknowledgment of their dedication and character, several students from Scioto Elementary School have been recognized as the March Scioto Vikings of the Month. These commendable students have not only demonstrated outstanding behavior but have also embodied Scioto’s core values of teamwork, seizing the moment, and a fervent commitment to personal growth. The […]