After an NPR investigation led to an overhaul of the troubled TEACH Grant program, the U.S. Department of Education says teachers have had nearly $44 million in loans turned back into grants.
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As Pandemic Persists, Health Care Heroes Beginning To Crack Under The Strain
Many doctors are suffering burnout five months into the pandemic. But the toll is compounded for Latino doctors serving heavily affected Latino communities. Some are now beginning to seek help.
Pakistan sanctions Taliban to avoid global finance blacklist
2020-08-22T09:48:22Z ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan issued sweeping financial sanctions against Afghanistan’s Taliban, just as the militant group is in the midst of U.S.-led peace process in the neighboring country. The orders, which were made public late on Friday, identified dozens of individuals, including the Taliban’s chief peace negotiator Abdul Ghani Baradar and several members of…
AP PHOTOS: In Belarus, protesters show pride, worry, empathy
2020-08-22T07:56:36Z MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Behind each protester in Belarus is a surprising story of awakening. A police officer who quit his job, ashamed of violence by his colleagues. A paramedic who treated victims of that brutality, wielding white roses in response. An actor using his theater as backdrop for revolt, ready to sabotage his…
Smithsonian National Zoo’s Giant Panda Gives Birth
“A precious giant panda cub has arrived!” overjoyed officials announce in a tweet Friday. Mei Xiang is caring for the newborn “attentively.”
Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Guitarist Jack Sherman dies aged 64
Jack Sherman, who joined the band for their first album and first US tour, is described as “unique”.
More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016
Tens of thousands of ballots have been rejected in key battleground states, where the outcome in November for the presidency and other races could be determined by a small number of votes.
Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’
2020-08-22T04:29:29Z CHICAGO (AP) — Bantering during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang repeatedly got the name of “our current vice president” wrong. Was it “Mika Pints?” or “Paints?” Or maybe “Ponce,” Yang suggested. “Oh, some kind of weird foreign name?” Louis-Dreyfus asked. “Yeah, not…
Plane carrying comatose Russian dissident lands in Germany
2020-08-22T06:55:17Z BERLIN (AP) — A plane carrying Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, touched down early Saturday in Berlin, where he will be treated in the German capital’s main hospital. Navalny’s spokeswoman and a representative of the NGO that arranged the flight confirmed that the plane had landed….
Democratic plan in rural, swing state counties: Lose by less
2020-08-22T04:40:37Z MONTFORT, Wis. (AP) — Jerry Volenec felt betrayed. Sold on Donald Trump’s pledge to help struggling Wisconsin dairy farmers, Volenec voted for the Republican. But within two years, Trump’s trade pact with Canada had blocked the export of a good bit of Volenec’s milk. “It was a line in the sand. It said to…