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Friday on Lake Effect: Bradley Foundation, Milwaukee Museum Mile, Mother's Day, 'Only We Know Best'

Friday on Lake Effect: The Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation takes center stage in a series by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Then, how the members of…

Monday on Lake Effect: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 1967 Fair Housing Marches, 'North of Dixie'

Monday on Lake Effect:It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day across the United States, and we talk with the head griot of America’s Black Holocaust Museum,…

A medical worker administers a rapid COVID-19 test in Oakland, Calif., earlier this month. Coronavirus cases are once again surging across much of the country, reaching almost 100,000 on Friday.

U.S. Adds Almost 100,000 New Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day As Colder Weather Sets In

The surge is particularly acute in the Midwest and Great Plains. Health experts say the increase is being driven in large part by people who don't exhibit any symptoms.

U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order

Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.

Passengers leave Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey's largest airport, after a suicide bomb attack Tuesday killed at least 42 people and wounded more than 230 people.

U.S. Envoy: 'We're Taking Out' About 1 ISIS Leader Every 3 Days

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, about the fight against ISIS in the wake of the Istanbul airport attack.

LIT strivrs to mobilize Black and Brown youth in Milwaukee to vote

Ahead of Election Day, Leaders Igniting Transformation has knocked on doors more than 600,000 times

Volunteers have isolated the metro Milwaukee neighborhoods with the highest number of young people of color, knocking on doors more than 600,000 times this election cycle.

Even If You're Lean, 1 Soda Per Day Ups Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

A daily habit of sugary-sweetened drinks can boost your risk of developing the disease — even if you're not overweight. And diet soda might not be doing you any favors, either.

Wisconsin Has Record-High Single Day Virus Deaths With 48, First Patient Admitted To Field Hospital

Wisconsin recorded its highest one-day total of new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and the first patient was admitted to a field hospital near Milwaukee…

People walk along King Street last week in Charleston, S.C. South Carolina is one of many states in the U.S. struggling with a rising number of coronavirus cases.

U.S. Hits 4 Million Cases Of Coronavirus — Adding A Million New Cases In Just 15 Days

No part of the country has been untouched by the virus. Federal health officials have said the actual number of cases is likely 10 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.

Mosab Abu Toha and his wife and children are currently living in Syracuse, N.Y., where he is a fellow at the University of Syracuse.

'My losses started the day I was born': A poet on what it’s like to call Gaza home

Mosab Abu Toha was able to escape Gaza, along with his wife and three young children. The award-winning poet talks about parenting in war and the devastation of leaving his family and friends behind.

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