Georgia’s Supreme Court will hear whether Conyers residents exposed to the 2024 BioLab fire can win court-ordered medical monitoring.

Chicago Theological Seminary paused new admissions as trustees pursue a strategic plan to plug multimillion‑dollar losses after a sharp enrollment drop.

A Metro Social Services study finds Black Nashvillians face higher poverty and unemployment than other residents, with some neighborhoods hit especially hard.

Albertsons agreed in principle to a roughly $774M settlement framework to resolve opioid claims; Colorado is set to receive at least $32M for treatment, prevention and infrastructure.

Neighbors say a long-vacant lot on Varna Avenue has become a public-safety and sanitation headache; the city is promising a cleanup this week.

Nearly 8,000 customers lost power early Wednesday after two major outages hit far‑west San Antonio. One outage was flagged as weather‑related while the other remains under investigation.

Multnomah County says state rules block Medicaid long‑term care for people with severe mental illness, a gap officials say is pushing vulnerable Portlanders into homelessness.

Dr. Sylvia Torti will be Westminster University's 20th president, succeeding Bethami Dobkin. Torti says she will prioritize enrollment, community partnerships and fundraising.

Court filings and a contested email deepened an eviction fight over Green Lake’s Little Red Hen; a judge has pushed the trial to Sept. 24, 2026.

CPS’s Project Connect will open a 12‑space Safe Sleep Lot at Taft Elementary on April 30 to give families living in cars a secure overnight spot and faster shelter referrals.

Gov. DeWine and the Department of Children and Youth are consolidating 13 regional 211 providers into a statewide, 24/7 helpline that will cover all 88 Ohio counties by June.

The governor’s victims‑advocacy office handed families a final plan for a permanent Bourbon Street memorial to honor the 14 people killed in the Jan. 1, 2025 attack. The recommendation now moves toward the governor’s office and contracting steps.

Local shelters say seniors are now the fastest-growing homeless group in Central Florida as rising rents and costs push retirees into emergency housing.