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The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and that no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.

Historically Black land-grant universities in Tennessee and 15 other states have missed out on $12.6 billion in funding over the last three decades, according to the Biden administration.

Students getting to spend time outdoors enhances learning, and legislation that supports outdoor education should be strengthened, say U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes and Nicole Veltre-Luton, a teacher at Baltimore’s Digital Harbor High School.

The puppet brings people together through cultural celebrations in neighborhoods where refugees have built communities.

An acclaimed musician and composer traveled 8,980 miles aboard six trains through 31 states. He spoke with as many as 80 strangers and turned the conversations into songs, including one about Baltimore.