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In the Cleveland area, there's a plan to inspire kids to start thinking about college early on by giving them seed money. Officials want to set up kindergarteners with savings accounts. Though the initial $100 deposit isn't likely to cover much, the hope is that it will inspire them to take the idea of going to college seriously.

A relatively new press in San Antonio emphasizes the voices of Chicana and Latina writers whose works cross the boundaries of race, ethnicity, class and gender. Conocimientos Press was founded in 2017 by Josie Méndez-Negrete.

How has the pandemic worsened America's diabetes epidemic? Why are people with diabetes more at risk for COVID-19 complications?

Latinos are now the largest ethnic group in Texas. But Latinos still lag behind white Texans in political and economic power due to gerrymandering and under-investment in Latino communities. When will that change?

Kristin Hook is the Democratic Party candidate for Texas Congressional District 21

The Multnomah County sheriff's office got a call that a big cat with spots was loose. The zoo said all cheetahs were accounted for. Deputies found a large stuffed animal, a cheetah, sitting on a log.

Essential workers are more likely to be Black or Hispanic, groups that account for nearly 60% of COVID-19 infections and 50% of COVID-19 deaths.

Darth Vader has posted on Instagram a photo of his face — more precisely his iconic black helmet. The photo launched the Star Wars Instagram account — a marketing effort by Disney which has a new release out this month.

For years visitors have stood on the stainless steel Greenwich Meridian Line. Scientists say that marking was in the wrong place because distortions caused by gravity weren't taken into account.

The new rules come after years of criticism that the Department of Justice has held companies but not executives accountable.