Advocates stand with NC Justice Earls during investigation; Blinken meets with Mexico's President about migrant surge; and a new survey finds the U.S. economic outlook improves for fall 2023.

Report: more Ohioans struggling with chronic diseases; new IL laws usher in policy changes in health care, employment, and policing; despite local opposition the Virginia Reliability Project is moving forward.

AFT grants to combat food insecurity among students in Jefferson Parish; MA lawmakers pitch new investments in affordable housing; Kwanzaa spotlights positive principles of living.

Utah ranks among top 10 states for overall health and well-being, while Florida drops to 31st; Vigil memorializes Denver homeless deaths in 2023; experts say parents should do homework on smart toys for kids.

Shaping a more diverse teacher workforce in MN; older borrowers struggle to repay federal student loans; 2024 will bring comprehensive methane monitoring at Texas well sites.

Pollution concerns prompt OR county to limit large-scale farms; Biden declares no question Trump is responsible for insurrection; CT residents struggle with medical debt despite available financial aid; NM's new rules for clean cars, trucks include EV purchase incentives.

Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from January ballot, high election worker turnover troubling sign as 2024 approaches and new EPA methane rule would reduce emissions at PA oil, gas wells.

SCOTUS taking up abortion pill called momentous; Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples; NM cash-assistance program eased hardships for immigrant households; New Yorker faces ICE deportation, despite being U.S. citizen.

Montana Conservation Voters invests in democratic participation; new research shows Gulf Stream warming shifting to the Atlantic coast; Hawley criticized for heated questioning of Muslim American judicial nominee.

Texas town calls off rifle raffle after newspaper questions legality; a nonprofit fights hunger on founders' former NC campus; and nonfarm jobs surge in PA.