Denver Post via Getty In 1971, the United States came within a pen stroke of having a functional child-care system. With bipartisan support, Congress passed the Comprehensive Child Development Act—which would have created a publicly funded, state-run program with parent payments on a sliding scale of affordability—but President Richard Nixon …

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Modern life is full of cords — way too many cords, maybe. From phone chargers to earbuds to USB connections for your smart watch, Kindle and more, it feels like there’s always something new to charge. And no one wants to deal with the mess of tangled cords before plugging …

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FILE – In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, then-Pierce County Sheriff’s Dept. spokesman Det. Ed Troyer answers questions during a news conference in Tacoma, Wash. The Washington state attorney general on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, filed two misdemeanor criminal charges against Troyer, now the Pierce County sheriff, stemming from …

Jussie Smollett is headed to trial in Chicago after a judge denied his latest motion to dismiss disorderly conduct charges from his alleged 2019 hate crime hoax.  According to USA Today, Smollett will stand in front of a jury beginning on Nov. 29, which will be open to the public …

A press conference held by St. Louis mayor Tishaura Jones and Kansas City, Mo. mayor Quinton Lucas about their joint efforts to curb crime in their cities was interrupted by gunfire on Friday. And Jones took that as an opportunity to drive home how much a new approach to crime …

HOLLYWOOD – JUNE 28: Musicians Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel of the Fugees pose backstage at the BET Awards 05 at the Kodak Theatre on June 28, 2005 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Frank Micelotta (Getty Images) The Fugees announced Friday that their hotly-anticipated reunion tour, which was slated …

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(Photo: Adobe Stock) As a self-identified intersectional hood feminist, I love the freedom that Halloween offers to express oneself in the campiest and sluttiest of outfits.  This phenomenon has always intrigued me, and as a sexologist, I am perfectly pro-Halloween and all its campy, cleavage-wielding scantily clad costumes. I often …