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In 2020, Congress voted to overhaul the FAFSA, seen here in its old, paper form. The federal application’s relaunch, in late 2023, came with a whole host of problems. Richard …

Counselors who work at crisis hotline centers like 988 are sometimes targeted by deceitful callers, who keep them on the line and sexually harass them. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In 2022, …

Pro-Palestinian protestors rally at Brown University in April as their delegation met with school leaders on campus in Providence, R.I. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph …

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Inmates at the Cook County, Ill., jail head to a staging area at the jail’s Division 11 law library before registering and voting in the local election in 2023 in …

Former Boston Red Sox great Luis Tiant before Game 5 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros on Oct. 20, 2021, at …

Ted Carlson puts McKenzie, his best friend Evan Purcell’s cat, into a pickup in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Debris from …

Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, …

Heavy traffic flows northbound on Interstate 75 as people evacuate the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival late Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Ocala, Fla. Julio Cortez/AP hide …