DART Pays Tribute To Rosa Parks On 70th Anniversary Of Historic Protest

The Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in 1998 in Northeast Washington D.C. is still a mystery

Baby Jane Doe was found abandoned in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1998. She would now be 28, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). As of today, seven missing children from Washington, D.C. are listed with the NCMEC, and the oldest case dates back to 1961. Notably, not all missing children are reported to the NCMEC, but they should be.

Washington, DC · 15d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 1973 from Creswell, Oregon: Deborah Lee Tomlinson just turned 16 when she disappeared

Deborah Lee "Debbie" Tomlinson has been missing from Creswell, Oregon (Lane County), since October 15, 1973, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Her photo above (right) is an age-progressed likeness of how she might have looked at 58, though she would now be 68.

Creswell, OR · 9d

Dianna Carney

Bibi Is Still Waiting: The Tiny 6‑Pound Pup Who Just Wants a Family

Small Dog Rescue of New England is sharing that, sadly, Bibi is still waiting for a forever home! According to the nonprofit, volunteer-based rescue organization, Bibi is now about 11 months old, weighs around 6 pounds, and is currently in Texas but ready to travel north to the Northeast for adoption. The group describes Bibi as an active young dog who loves playing with other dogs, and they are urging potential adopters to help “find this guy a forever home.”

Rhode Island · 14d

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America's "Doomsday Plane" Was Seen Flying Again This Week

Military aircraft built to keep America's nuclear command system connected during a catastrophe were reportedly spotted flying over the United States this week. The nickname alone is enough to get people's attention: "doomsday planes."

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Thomas Smith

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Emergency Declared as "Super El Nino" About to Hit California

California has declared a statewide emergency months before the heart of winter, as federal forecasters warn that a rapidly strengthening El Nino could become the most powerful event in the modern record.

California · 3d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2023 from Redmond, Washington: Noah and Oliver Richard have had little media focus

Noah Henry Richard has been missing from Redmond, Washington, since December 14, 2023, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Noah, pictured above, was two when he went missing, but he would now be five years old. His brother, Oliver Richard (pictured below), was only seven months old when he also went missing on the same date. Oliver would now be three.

Redmond, WA · 9d

Thomas Smith

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Check Your Freezer: Popular Walmart Item Joins an E. Coli Recall

A multistate E. coli recall involving frozen berries has expanded to include a product sold under Walmart's Great Value brand. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. is recalling one lot of Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend because it may be contaminated with E. coli O145:H28, a strain capable of causing severe illness.

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7 Home Ec Recipes That 60s and 70s Teenagers Never Stopped Making

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Home economics class sat in the back corner of most American high schools through the 1960s and 1970s, and for a lot of teenagers it was the first time they cooked something from start to finish without anyone finishing it for them. The curriculum covered yeast bread, rolled cookies, simple casseroles, and basic pastry. Recipes came from a classroom cookbook or a mimeographed sheet from the teacher herself, who had often been running the same course for years.

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7 Dishes That Filled Graduation Party Tables in the 1970s and 1980s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The open house ran from noon until the food was gone, which was usually the better measure. Someone put up a banner over the garage door, someone else hauled in folding tables, and by one o'clock there were thirty people in the backyard, holding paper plates. The graduate circulated with an envelope in each hand. The adults stood over the tables and ate.

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Bucks County Beacon

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RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers at Children’s Health Defense Conference They Have a Friend in Trump’s White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump’s White House.

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MAGA Attacks Pope Leo XIV After He Prays for the Dead of 9/11

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Tiffany Trump: The Apple That Didn't Fall Far From The Tree

I think we all know that there is something very off about the Trump dynasty, that sprawling American tragedy dressed up in Brioni suits and spray tans, where each act reveals fresh horrors that somehow manage to surpass the last. Donald Trump himself is a menacing wonder to behold on so many levels, a figure so cartoonishly malevolent that fiction writers would reject him as too implausible. Normally, one would argue that dragging politicians' children into the spotlight crosses an ethical line, after all, most didn't choose the glare of public scrutiny. But the Trump offspring? They don't just seek the spotlight; they sprint toward it with the desperation of moths to a flame.

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Dianna Carney

He Was Found Protecting Two Tiny Puppies: Now Gus Needs Someone to Protect Him

PAWS New England is shining a spotlight on Gus, an easygoing, “easy to love hunk of a dog” who’s ready for a fresh start and a family of his own. In a recent post, the New England–based rescue described him as a calm, affectionate “couch potato” who enjoys life at a relaxed pace, especially if there’s a comfy place to settle and someone nearby to love him.

Massachusetts · 10d

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US Coast Guard Intercepts 200+ Migrants at Sea

The US Coast Guard has intercepted or repatriated more than 200 migrants involved in more than half a dozen cartel smuggling attempts this month off both US coasts. The latest smuggling run they interrupted occurred on September 13, 2026 21 miles west of San Diego.

San Diego, CA · 10d

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7 Dishes Grandmothers Made When Grandkids Stayed Overnight

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Grandma's house ran on its own schedule. Bedtime crept past its normal hour, cartoons lasted until noon on Saturday, and something was always either in the oven or cooling on the counter by the time you padded into the kitchen. The smell of brown sugar and butter was just what that house smelled like.

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2017 from Baltimore, Maryland: Shariece Clark was 15 when she and her mother vanished

Shariece Clark (pictured above) has been missing from Baltimore, Maryland, since February 4, 2017, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). She would now be 24 years old.

Baltimore, MD · 6d

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Fulton Sheen, a Staunch Defender of the Second Vatican Council and the Poor, to Be Beatified

St. Louis, MO · 1d

Letters from Leo

Father Mychal Judge, Gay Franciscan Killed in the North Tower, Could Be 9/11’s First Saint

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Dianna Carney

“How Has NO ONE Applied?”: Little Mandy Is Still Waiting for Someone to Choose Her

Forever Paws Animal Shelter in Fall River, Massachusetts, says it can’t understand why a small senior dog named Mandy has drawn no interest, posting an emotional plea that begins, “How has NO ONE applied for this girl?! Not a single application, phone call, nothing. What? How? WHY?” The shelter describes Mandy as an affectionate “velcro pup” who “will glue herself to you and never leave,” adding that while she enjoys walks “at a brisk dawdle,” she’d “much rather be in your lap or curled up next to you, as long as she’s touching you somehow.”

Fall River, MA · 22d

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7 After-Funeral Dishes Neighbors Brought Without Being Asked

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. When somebody in a neighborhood loses a person they love, the food shows up fast. Not ordered food, not catered food - someone's own pan, still warm from their own oven, left on the porch or handed through the screen door with barely a word. It happens before the family has thought about eating. It happens before anyone has had to ask. In churches, in small towns, in apartment buildings where people know each other well enough to notice when a hearse was parked outside, this is how the community speaks.

Texas · 14d

Bucks County Beacon

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Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November’s Midterms

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Each year, election officials prepare for the worst: A bomb threat at a polling place, power outages, natural disasters.

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Yellowstone National Park, ID · 14d

7 Immigrant Comfort Dishes American Grandkids Called 'Regular Food'

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Every dish on this list arrived in America inside someone's memory. Not a written recipe, just the way a mother learned it from her mother, carried across an ocean and rebuilt in a Chicago three-flat or a South Florida kitchen or a New Jersey row house where something was always on the stove. By the time the grandkids sat down to eat, nobody at the table called it Hungarian or Greek or Czech. It was just dinner.

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WyoFile

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Yellowstone’s Mollie’s Pack is mostly back in the park, but not before spurring threats, bounties and drama

A historic wolf pack whose bloodlines and territory trace to the 1995-96 reintroduction of wolves has mostly returned to its traditional Yellowstone National Park turf, increasing the odds that its naive-to-humans members will survive a Wyoming hunting season that starts Tuesday.

Dianna Carney

He’s 5 Pounds of Hope: Tinman the Friendly Tiny Dog is Still Waiting for a Home

Small Dog Rescue of New England reports that Tinman, a five-pound, five-year-old small dog currently in Texas, is seeking adoption and may be able to travel to the Northeast at the end of the month. According to the nonprofit volunteer organization, Tinman “greets everyone with a smile” and is “an energetic boy who does well with other dogs,” making him a potential fit for a home looking for a small, social companion.

Texas · 16d

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Vance Defends Trump’s Mockery of Christ After Warning of the Golden Calf

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Dianna Carney

Young Pup Searching For Better Life After Surviving "Neighborhood Known For Dog Fighting"

A local and dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), would like you to meet Cali Momma Puzzle, a loving young pup who recently came into their care. According to the rescue, “Sweet Cali had been wandering around a Tennessee neighborhood known for dog fighting for about a year. She’s had a couple of litters and her children, Rory and Joey are from her last litter. We're so glad these precious dogs are safe! What they need is a nice, loving home with all the puzzles they can solve!”

Massachusetts · 1d

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“Even the Nuns Are Mad” — Indianapolis Archbishop Excuses Catholics From Mass as ICE Surges Into Indiana

Indianapolis, IN · 18d

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Wisconsin immigrants can keep using clinics, Head Start and adult education, judge rules

Reading Time: 5 minutes Click here to read highlights from the story. A federal judge ruled Sept. 21 that the Trump administration did not give the required notice and public comment period when it released a controversial new rule in 2025.

Wisconsin · 23h

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