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Infrequently Asked Questions: Where does the butter for the Princess Kay sculptures come from?

Infrequently Asked Questions: Where does the butter for the Princess Kay sculptures come from?

It turns out it’s a team effort to get the 90-pound blocks of butter to the fair, with dairy farmers from across the upper Midwest pitching in.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Can we make college campuses safer? Expert advice after recent shootings

Can we make college campuses safer? Expert advice after recent shootings

The Jacksonville gunman drove to a university before opening fire at a nearby store. Days later, UNC Chapel Hill went on lockdown as a faculty member was shot. A campus security expert offers advice.
by Rachel Treisman

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3M 'forever chemicals' settlement moves forward

3M 'forever chemicals' settlement moves forward

Attorneys general in 22 states have dropped their objections to a multibillion-dollar settlement over water contamination by chemicals made by 3M. Lawsuits sought damages for contamination of public water supplies.
by Dan Gunderson

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Florida rushes to make its final preparations before Hurricane Idalia makes landfall

Florida rushes to make its final preparations before Hurricane Idalia makes landfall

Forecasters say Idalia will be at least a Category 3 hurricane by the time of its expected landfall on Wednesday. Officials are urging residents to get ready, and have ordered thousands to evacuate.
by Joe Hernandez

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Here are the first 10 drugs that Medicare will target for price cuts

Here are the first 10 drugs that Medicare will target for price cuts

The government will negotiate new prices for the commonly prescribed drugs, but the cuts won’t take effect until 2026. In the meantime, drugmakers are fighting the negotiations with lawsuits.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin, Sydney Lupkin and Deepa Shivaram

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