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Massachusetts has a huge waitlist for state-funded housing. So why are 2,300 units vacant? 09/22/2023 06:02am • Deb Libby is running out of time to find a place to live. Libby, 56, moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, four years ago, in part to be closer to the doctors treating her for pancreatic cancer. But the landlord wants her out by the end of the month and she can’t find anything else she can afford. Sh See How Average Student Loan Debt Has Changed 09/21/2023 08:00pm • Average student loan debt has been on the rise as families try to keep up with soaring college costs. Though 2022 college graduates who borrowed to pay for school took out, on average, $302 less in loans compared with the prior year, the average total student debt continues to hover near $30,000, ac Will My Disability Benefits Change When I Turn 65? 09/21/2023 08:00pm • If you're younger than 65 and have been on Social Security disability benefits for a while, you may have already navigated the process of using Medicare as your health insurance provider. But what happens when you celebrate your 65th birthday? Do you start the sometimes laborious process all over ag Former US Sen. Dick Clark, an Iowa Democrat known for helping Vietnam War refugees, has died at 95 09/21/2023 02:27pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark, a Democrat who unexpectedly won a single term representing Iowa in the 1970s after campaigning by walking around the state, and who later played a key role in aiding refugees after the Vietnam War, has died. He was 95. Clark died Wednesday at hi Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies and contraception 09/21/2023 01:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth, as the largest American philanthropic donor throws its weight behind the issue during the nonprofit's annual Goalkeepers conference on the sidelines of the Side hustles take center stage in paying bills for Hollywood workers on strike 09/21/2023 11:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer's lifeblood. Before the Hollywood strikes, he worked 40 hours a week or more as a gaffer or director of photography. He also has a company that usually earns more than a million dollars a year in production support. Most of that Maryland State Police Superintendent faces questions about ongoing racial issues within the police force 09/21/2023 09:09am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The head of the Maryland State Police promised lawmakers that his department is doing everything it can to root out discrimination and inc Greek civil servants have stopped work in a 24-hour strike that is disrupting public transport 09/21/2023 06:08am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s civil servants walked off the job Thursday on a 24-hour strike that disrupted public transport and left ferries tied up in ports. Public sector workers’ unions called the strike to demand the withdrawal of a labor law the government says will increase flexibility Japan's troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese consortium succeeds 09/20/2023 11:19pm • TOKYO (AP) — A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for it to be delisted, the company said Thursday. In the tender offer, announced last month and ended Wednesday, the number of s What you should know about Apple's move to USB-C for the new iPhone 09/20/2023 10:08pm • Apple will release the iPhone 15 this Friday. It comes with a faster processor and a better camera, but for many, those features are not what make this version of the smartphone so exciting. The newest model becomes the first iPhone which charges via USB-C. “Apple has abandoned their proprie 13 Questions to Ask Your Dermatologist 09/20/2023 08:00pm • No question is too small when it comes to your skin. As the body's largest organ, the skin and its health -- even minor changes -- can have major implications. "What you see happening with your skin can be a helpful indicator of what's happening inside your body," says Dr. Anne Chapas, a Manhattan, LSU safety Brooks recovering from emergency surgery to have brain tumor removed, family says 09/20/2023 05:02pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU safety Greg Brooks has undergone surgery to remove “a large brain tumor,” his family announced Wednesday. “Doctors successfully performed the procedure Friday to remove the mass,” the family said in a social media post that was verified by LSU athletics spokesma More DC kids will have access to healthy foods as 'food pharmacy' expands 09/20/2023 02:25pm • Many kids in D.C. don’t have access to healthy fruits and vegetables. But a program that’s trying to change that is now expanding. It’s run by the Capital Area Food Bank, and it allows doctors to “prescribe” fruits and vegetables to families that are not getting enough healthy foods in th Sufjan Stevens is relearning to walk after Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, hospitalized 09/20/2023 02:08pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy- and Oscar-nominated indie musician Sufjan Stevens is relearning how to walk after the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, representatives confirmed to The Associated Press. On Wednesday, Steven shared the news on his Tumblr page. In the post, h England's National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors' strike escalates 09/20/2023 07:16am • LONDON (AP) — Britain's state-owned health service is operating on holiday-level staffing in England on Wednesday as doctors in the early stages of their careers joined their more senior colleagues in their first-ever joint strike action. Tens of thousands of so-called junior doctors walked off th