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The one and only Dolly Parton, country music legend and queen of rhinestones, is taking center stage with a brand new variety show on CBS: Dolly Parton’s Pet Gala! Mark …

A former international teacher attacked a woman with her own walking stick in her home, York Crown Court heard.

Lawmakers in Massachusetts passed some of the nations most generous tax credits - and now, help is available to make sure families can take advantage of them. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program helps more than 30,000 low-income families at 80 different sites across the Commonwealth. Ancel Tejada, financial empowerment program manager with MASSCAP - a coalition of community action agencies - said the credits helped his parents buy his first computer. ...

A well-loved governor at Burnley College has announced his retirement after over 15 years

Winter time in South Dakota can sometimes result in car engines not starting. For people with no money for repairs, there are options in some cities, including a nonprofit blending low-cost repairs with engine maintenance smarts. In Sioux Falls and Rapid City, the SHIFT Garage accepts applications from low-income people in need of a standard repair. ...

January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month and community action agencies across the state are working to change lives for the 5 million Californians who cannot afford the basics. The poverty rate in the Golden State rose from 11.7% in fall 2021 to 13.2% in the first quarter of 2023. David Knight, executive director of the California Community Action Program Association, said circumstances have been difficult. ...

The district restored “Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice" to an elementary school library Tuesday, less than a week after the Globe reported it had been removed.

Most of those challenges come from parents, records obtained by the Globe showed, and some parrot objections made in other states, which include summaries of passages they find objectionable.

Plans to turn The Sheiling in Washington into homeless accommodation attract hundreds of complaints.

Anglo Saxon bed burials are uncommon and deliver exquisite jewelry craftmanship such as the Harpole necklace comparable to the Desborough necklace.