Abusive mother now solicits funds by lying
Dear Amy: My mother often singled me out growing up. She verbally and physically abused me.
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Interest in MLB season tops ire over lockout
About 1 in 4 fans of Major League Baseball feel at least some anger toward the sport after its first work stoppage in a generation, according to a new poll, but the vast majority are still excited about the new season.
U.S. experts wrestle with how to update COVID-19 vaccines
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are beginning to grapple with how to keep the vaccines updated to best protect Americans from the ever-changing coronavirus.
A bat now lives rent free in my mind and possibly my apartment complex
I am no stranger to unwanted guests in my various homes. One time a mouse raised her family in my parents’ basement, until our cats mustered the will to drive them out. In D.C., we were constantly attempting to evict rats, roaches, spiders and unfortunately, even some maggots in our outdoor trash can.
Old friend is too curious about birth mystery
Dear Amy: In the years following college, I had a close group of friends. As the years passed and our lives moved in different directions, our contact with each other gradually lessened, but we’d still keep in touch via Facebook, email, text, and the occasional dinner get-together. One of the girls in this group, “Sheila,” moved to a different country several years ago. She was single and “looking.” In my communications with her afterward I tried not to pry about her dating life since I realize that not everyone likes being asked about that.
3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own.
Russia’s failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages
Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there.
The Amazon unionization victory: Implications for America and for Kansas
The U.S. labor movement has been in decline for several decades. Currently, only 10.3% of the workforce is unionized. The only area where unions have been holding their own in recent years is with the unions of public employees.
Co-worker worries working with accused harasser
Dear Amy: I really like my job, my boss, and my immediate coworkers. Recently though, I’ve been assigned to work on a project managed by “Bob” -- a man who’s been accused of sexual harassment multiple times.
With students in turmoil, U.S. teachers train in mental health
Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children that is now visibly playing out at schools across the country. Benito Luna-Herrera, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Southern California, tells of middle school students whose post-pandemic depression led them to thoughts of suicide.