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Refugee advocates, who have long been advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act, are welcoming the passage of the bill, which will allow Afghan evacuees in the US to have a path to permanent status.

Hundreds of refugees have found housing, jobs and new lives in Kansas City since the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan. But many remain separated from their family members, and are struggling with an uncertain future here.

Their malnourished children. this mother of a 10-month-old says his husband is so ashamed he wants to move to iran. "my son is dying in front of my eyes but im not capable of doing anything." >> the people malnourished have doubled and i dont see those numbers improving. i see them getting worse. >> what we see is people just traumatized from the absolutely desperate situation. >> hunger has increased by 60% since the u.s. left and the taliban took over. the u.s. managed to evacuate a year later...

The Salton Sea Projects Improvement Act would represent a nearly twenty-fold increase in Bureau of Reclamation funding for Salton Sea projects.

In a n rush to address soaring meat prices, Congress is considering several bills that would dramatically expand the federal government’s role and ultimately harm consumers.

Economic fears can make fossil-fuel workers oppose shifts to greener energy. But a “just transition” can offer them a secure future

Sophia D’Amico and Tessa Grethel, both in 7th grade at Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, recently took first place in the state in the National History

The U.S. urgently needs a better system to provide refuge to people fleeing violence and repression.

It's been a hard couple of years. Many people are struggling with mental health or addictions. Kate Redmond speaks with Kathleen Burnell, a Center for Mental Health clinician in the area, who offers an innovative program. Plus, Eric Galatas reports Colorado officials say now is the time to prepare for wildfires in your neighborhood.

As Cuba confronts the worst shortages of food and medicine in decades and runaway inflation, a new exodus of the islands citizens is underway.