Innovative program aims to increase child care options and pull women into the workforce

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  one month ago

“Across the country, high-quality, accessible and affordable early child care can be difficult to find.”

Menendez brothers' bid to be freed: Where does their resentencing effort stand?

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  1 Like  •  one month ago

“Erik and Lyle Menendez's efforts to reduce their life-without-parole prison terms have been in limbo after the ouster earlier this month of Los...”

These key 401(k) plan changes are coming in 2025. Here's what savers need to know.

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  one month ago

“As some Americans struggle to save for retirement, key 401(k) plan changes could soon make preparing easier for certain workers, experts say.”

Soggy Thanksgiving possible, with rain and snow in forecast for busy travel week

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  one month ago

“Forecasters are increasingly calling for a cold, soggy Thanksgiving week as west-to-east winter-pattern storms continued to roll across the...”

Researchers capture baleen whales for the first time to study their hearing

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  1 Like  •  one month ago

“Scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a step that some activists said could lead to the giant animals' deaths.”

Newly identified chemical in drinking water could be toxic: study

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  one month ago

“A newly identified chemical byproduct may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found. Scientists think it might be...”

Susan Smith, who drowned her two young children 30 years ago, denied parole

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  18 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  one month ago

“Susan Smith, the young mom who shocked the nation 30 years ago when she rolled her car into a lake with her two sons inside and watched them drown,...”

Comcast to announce spinoff of cable networks including MSNBC and USA, sources say

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  one month ago

“Comcast is expected to announce a plan Wednesday to spin off its cable networks into a separate company, two people familiar with the matter told...”

Hawaii woman sent 'alarming' text before vanishing from L.A., family says

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  1 Like  •  one month ago

“The family of Hannah Kobayashi is searching for her in Los Angeles after she missed a connecting flight, sent unusual text messages and then went...”

U.S. confirms first case of more aggressive strain of mpox

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  one month ago

“The U.S. has reported its first case of a more aggressive strain of mpox. The WHO declared the virus' spread a public health emergency in August.”