· News
FL / St. Petersburg / Tampa Bay Times
Tampa International drops plan to privatize security
By By Lizzy Alspach, Times staff
· Business
IN / Indianapolis / Mirror Indy
36 things to do in September in Indianapolis
By Mesgana Waiss
Inside you’ll find a plus-size clothing market, meal prep workshop, BUTTER Fine Art Fair, Indy Jazz Fest and Alicia Keys’ exhibit at Newfields.
· Business
OH / Cleveland / Signal Cleveland
Cleveland Public Library union employees delay strike
By Olivera Perkins
Cleveland Public Library union employees have delayed a strike set for Aug. 24 to consider a new agreement.
PA / Harrisburg / Spotlight PA
Remembering the ‘visionary’ author of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment
By Marie Cusick
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. A monumental figure in Pennsylvania’s environmental movement died last week. Former state legislator Franklin Kury, who was 89, led Pennsylvania to become one of the first governments in the world to adopt a constit
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· Opinion
MN / Minneapolis / MinnPost
Remembering a principal and father who died in a school shooting in 1969
By By Margaret Nelson Brinkhaus
I thought my dad's death would be the last school shooting. But the list kept growing and now includes Annunciation Catholic School.
NC / Charlotte / La Noticia
Ofrecen 15 becas para capacitar a artistas latinos en tecnología
By Diego Barahona A.
Los artistas latinos y emprendedores creativos latinos de Carolina del Norte tendrán una nueva oportunidad para aprender a utilizar tecnología e inteligencia artificial. Link Foundation abrió las inscripciones para Creative Code, un programa bilingüe de mentoría dirigido a creativos e inmigrantes latinos. La iniciativa tendrá una duración de 12 semanas y ofrecerá 15 becas completas.
· Food
National / Sports & culture / Defector
Alexander Chee Trusted His Gut
By Alex Sujong Laughlin
Traditional publishing is a frustrating industry whose workers are under-resourced and often mandated to chase metrics like authors' audience size and nascent trends based on "data," "vibes," and "TikTok." If, in the yearslong dark period when I had an agent but not yet a book deal, an editor had told me exactly what I needed to change about my project to get them to buy it, I would have jumped at
· Arts
IL / Chicago / Chicago Sun-Times
Review: Usher and Chris Brown solidify why they are still the torchbearers of modern R&B despite controversy
By Mark Braboy
Usher and Chris Brown are two generational titans from two overlapping eras of R&B and pop music. Seeing them share a stage for “The R&B Tour” (a play on their last names) at a sold-out Soldier Field on Friday felt like seeing the last of a dying breed: male superstars who turn their passionate vulnerability into the highest forms of divine, musical masculinity. The singers delivered a well-orches
· Opinion
TX / El Paso / El Paso Matters
Opinion: New Mexico lawmaker who backed Project Jupiter now says developers should leave
By Special to El Paso Matters
New Mexico state Rep. Sarah Silva, who has been a Project Jupiter supporter, says broken promises and the possibility of connecting the data centers to the El Paso Electric grid have convinced her the developers should improve the deal or leave Doña Ana County.
CA / Economy & labor / Capital & Main
As Texas Destroys Its Wetlands, the Risk of Devastating Flooding Increases
By Elena Bruess
Thousands of acres have been decimated to make room for development and urban sprawl, alarming residents and climate experts.
· Arts
National / Video games / Aftermath
Man, Blood Dungeon Rips
By Chris Person
Blood Dungeon is an escalating panic attack full of troubling creatures and atypical Drum and Bass that's a blast to play.
OH / Athens / Athens County Independent
Civic and Community Club Meetings for the week of Aug. 24, 2026
By Athens County Independent staff
Monday, Aug. 24 2 p.m.: The Village Cafe, coffee with other parents. The Nest, 217 Columbus Road, Athens. Tuesday, Aug. 25 9 a.m.: Senior Center, breakfast, coffee, internet, crafts, and more. Village Productions, 16 State St., Amesville. 9:30 a.m.: Play Lab, for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to learn through play. The Nest, 217 Columbus Road,
CA / Oakland / The Oaklandside
OUSD banned cellphones. Are Chromebooks next?
By Ashley McBride
OUSD banned cellphones. Are Chromebooks next? A proposed policy, echoing Los Angeles and San Diego, would forbid students from using devices during their free time and require district leaders to create guidelines for next year.
· Sports
National / Sports & culture / Defector
Red Uniforms, Ranked
By Luis Paez-Pumar
Some of my favorite sports uniforms are red. This has always been true, and my choices of teams to support have only reinforced that. (A chicken-egg situation?) Other than the Miami Marlins (who did have the snazzy Sugar Kings red jerseys a few years back), the Miami Heat, the New England Patriots (god, I love those red throwbacks), Liverpool, Barcelona, and MY Florida Panthers all have red(-ish)
· Politics
OH / Athens / Athens County Independent
Public Meetings for the week of Aug. 24, 2026
By Athens County Independent staff
Monday, Aug. 24 5:30 p.m.: Nelsonville City Council Judiciary Committee, Nelsonville City Hall, 211 Lake Hope Drive, Nelsonville, and livestream. Agenda. 5:50 p.m.: Nelsonville City Council Utilities Committee, Nelsonville City Hall, 211 Lake Hope Drive, Nelsonville, and livestream. Agenda. 6 p.m.: Athens-Hocking-Vinton Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (317) Board, 7990 Dairy Lane, Athens
· News
CA / Los Angeles / LAist
More than 20,000 homes and businesses lose power after electrical vault fire in Long Beach
SoCal Edison said the blackout initially affected more than 25,000 customers.
· Health
NY / New York / Hell Gate
The US Open US Closes Up, Then US Opens Again
By Max Rivlin-Nadler
What used to be free is now ticketed, and ticket prices are sky-rocketing.
· Housing
TX / El Paso / El Paso Matters
What’s behind every glass of water for El Pasoans
By Special to El Paso Matters
Before water reaches a kitchen sink, coffee shop or local business, El Paso Water treats, filters, disinfects and tests it so customers can use it with confidence.
· Politics
IN / Indianapolis / Mirror Indy
2 Indy data centers are being developed on brownfields. Are there risks?
By Darian Benson
Here’s what we know about environmental and health risks for contaminated properties.
NV / Las Vegas / The Nevada Independent
Nuevo reporte analiza por qué la lectura sigue siendo un reto para miles de estudiantes en Nevada
By Rocío Hernández
Menos de un tercio de los alumnos de cuarto grado en Nevada domina la lectura. El informe aborda los factores detrás de esos retos.
· Housing
CA / San José / San José Spotlight
San Jose neighborhood improvement program is back
By Joyce Chu
A popular San Jose neighborhood improvement initiative that strengthens tenant rights and encourages better relationships with landlords has returned. The Responsible Landlord Engagement Initiative (RLEI) took a two-year hiatus after funds for the program ran out. The city is providing $250,000 for one year to fund the program, which is hosted under the umbrella of
· Health
National / Sports & culture / Defector
Some Spiders Savor Sacrificial Somersault Sex
By Sabrina Imbler
Imagine you are a horny male redback spider. You might be a small guy—a fraction of her size—but unlike some, you don't have a complex about it. You're just happy to be there, "there" meaning the haphazard snarl of a web of a female redback spider. Only 20 percent of male redback spiders ever mate, so you're already feeling lucky. You know that the climax of your life has arrived, meaning your cli
· Opinion
UT / Salt Lake City / The Salt Lake Tribune
Bagley Cartoon: Genius Negotiator
By Pat Bagley
Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Genius Negotiator
VA / Richmond / The Richmonder
Barack Obama Elementary will close indefinitely after mold is found in art room and on computers
By Victoria A. Ifatusin
The school’s reopening is uncertain.
· Arts
IL / Chicago / Block Club Chicago
How Old Style Won — And Lost — Its Hold On Chicago
By Nick Kindelsperger
The Wisconsin-brewed lager was long associated with Chicago dives and, of course, the Cubs. But its popularity here has faded.
· Politics
National / State policy / Stateline
Sanctuary policies are keeping prisoners in local jails away from ICE
By Tim Henderson
As more states seek ways to limit immigration enforcement, a Stateline analysis shows one tactic has had an effect: making it more difficult for local law enforcement to hand over people they are holding in city or county jails to federal immigration authorities. The analysis found that states with strict non-cooperation policies — Oregon, Connecticut,
· Arts
National / Video games / Aftermath
[Very Australian Voice] 🎵 Tale As Old As Tooiimmeee 🎵
By Luke Plunkett
'video games are refused classification if they contain illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards'
National / Sports & culture / Defector
The Crossword, Aug. 24: Bat To Ball
By Maitreyi Anantharaman
Just shut up and solve our Monday crossword already. This week's puzzle was constructed by Owen Bergstein and Nick Dent, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Owen and Nick are longtime frenemies based in Boston. They met when Owen was a freshman in high school and Nick (aka "Mr. Dent") was a math teacher. Over the years, Nick served as the advisor for Owen's ever-growing Puzzle Club, one of the school's mo
· News
NY / New York / Gothamist
Mamdani plans to build temporary highway in Brooklyn Heights to fix crumbling part of BQE
By Stephen Nessen
The city plans to build a temporary highway atop Furman Street in order to rebuild the adjacent triple-cantilver structure of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The announcement marks the city's biggest infrastructure plan since the new mayor took office at the start of the year. And it's one that's likely to face pushback. [ more › ]
National / Technology / 404 Media
How a Network of Volunteers Is Liberating Critical Court Records for Everyone
By Madeleine O'Neill
Habeas Dockets are publishing immigration court records that normally aren't available online.