Milwaukee Independent

Polls show U.S. adults want governmental focus put on child care costs instead of falling birth rates | Milwaukee Independent

Polls show U.S. adults want governmental focus put on child care costs instead of falling birth rates Ⓜ mkeind.com/44DVa1E

Black maternal mortality rate reaches 3.5 times that of White women as racial gap in childbirth widens | Milwaukee Independent

Black maternal mortality rate reaches 3.5 times that of White women as racial gap in childbirth widens Ⓜ mkeind.com/3WY0bz6

U.S. children make little improvement in math on national exams and fall further behind in reading | Milwaukee Independent

U.S. children make little improvement in math on national exams and fall further behind in reading Ⓜ mkeind.com/42xJr5v

Republican policies in the 1920s set the stage for the Great Depression and echo in Trump era economics | Milwaukee Independent

Republican policies in the 1920s set the stage for the Great Depression and echo in Trump era economics Ⓜ mkeind.com/47MOqkO

Young Americans are rejecting the idea of having children because of anxiety about global warming | Milwaukee Independent

Young Americans are rejecting the idea of having children because of anxiety about global warming Ⓜ mkeind.com/4ntDlK2

Pentagon withdraws U.S. troops from NATO's eastern flank as Europe confronts more Russian aggression | Milwaukee Independent

Pentagon withdraws U.S. troops from NATO's eastern flank as Europe confronts more Russian aggression Ⓜ mkeind.com/4oivZdM

The same fear machine driving Republican loyalty to Trump could become the weapon that ends his control | Milwaukee Independent

The same fear machine driving Republican loyalty to Trump could become the weapon that ends his control Ⓜ mkeind.com/47AIxXY

Printing presses once spread witch hunts just as algorithms amplify misinformation at scale today | Milwaukee Independent

Printing presses once spread witch hunts just as algorithms amplify misinformation at scale today Ⓜ mkeind.com/3J1lDz3

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumes health services after Trump's Medicaid cuts paused care | Milwaukee Independent

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumes health services after Trump's Medicaid cuts paused care Ⓜ mkeind.com/3WrzPF5

Wisconsin residents echo fears that health care costs will keep rising as Republicans block relief efforts | Milwaukee Independent

Wisconsin residents echo fears that health care costs will keep rising as Republicans block relief efforts Ⓜ mkeind.com/4qnW1gW

Families brace for hunger as federal nutrition aid runs out while Trump withholds emergency funds | Milwaukee Independent

Families brace for hunger as federal nutrition aid runs out while Trump withholds emergency funds Ⓜ mkeind.com/47e330x

Millions face hunger in the U.S. as Trump cuts off food aid and funnels $40B to Argentina’s far-right regime | Milwaukee Independent

Millions face hunger in the U.S. as Trump cuts off food aid and funnels $40B to Argentina’s far-right regime Ⓜ mkeind.com/3L2JuzE

Why every small town has a haunted house and what Milwaukee’s ghost stories really say about memory | Milwaukee Independent

Why every small town has a haunted house and what Milwaukee’s ghost stories really say about memory Ⓜ mkeind.com/479QMdn

What belief in angels, witches, crystals, and black cats reveals about culture and identity in America | Milwaukee Independent

What belief in angels, witches, crystals, and black cats reveals about culture and identity in America Ⓜ mkeind.com/3GSaNuw

Scholars trace witch symbols from broomsticks and black cats back to centuries of misogynistic roots | Milwaukee Independent

Scholars trace witch symbols from broomsticks and black cats back to centuries of misogynistic roots Ⓜ mkeind.com/4n7oLIi

From sketch comedy to screams: How Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger successfully turned humor into horror | Milwaukee Independent

From sketch comedy to screams: How Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger successfully turned humor into horror Ⓜ mkeind.com/4q3XY1Y

Pop Mart's Labubu is the latest toy craze in a long line of fads that have gripped generations | Milwaukee Independent

Pop Mart's Labubu is the latest toy craze in a long line of fads that have gripped generations Ⓜ mkeind.com/4lCdAr4

Ancient legends of the undead reveal how societies tried to explain disease outbreaks before science | Milwaukee Independent

Ancient legends of the undead reveal how societies tried to explain disease outbreaks before science Ⓜ mkeind.com/4ovbV7Q

Trump denies FEMA disaster relief to Wisconsin to rebuild infrastructure damaged in August flooding | Milwaukee Independent

Trump denies FEMA disaster relief to Wisconsin to rebuild infrastructure damaged in August flooding Ⓜ mkeind.com/478hinr

40 million Americans face hunger as Speaker Johnson's obedience to Trump leaves Congress powerless | Milwaukee Independent

40 million Americans face hunger as Speaker Johnson's obedience to Trump leaves Congress powerless Ⓜ mkeind.com/3JuJfwH

How Speaker Mike Johnson succeeded where Trump's coup-inspired January 6 insurrection failed | Milwaukee Independent

How Speaker Mike Johnson succeeded where Trump's coup-inspired January 6 insurrection failed Ⓜ mkeind.com/4hq5QqV

Ukraine’s AI drones are reshaping modern warfare as precision strikes outpace traditional artillery | Milwaukee Independent

Ukraine’s AI drones are reshaping modern warfare as precision strikes outpace traditional artillery Ⓜ mkeind.com/4pTEtJt

Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler rises to elite rank in Japan years after fleeing brutal Russian invasion | Milwaukee Independent

Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler rises to elite rank in Japan years after fleeing brutal Russian invasion Ⓜ mkeind.com/4mZRGxK

Russia is secretly supplying China with military assistance for a potential invasion of Taiwan | Milwaukee Independent

Russia is secretly supplying China with military assistance for a potential invasion of Taiwan Ⓜ mkeind.com/3Kp9Xaf

Supreme Court moves to dismantle Voting Rights Act and erase decades of Black representation | Milwaukee Independent

Supreme Court moves to dismantle Voting Rights Act and erase decades of Black representation Ⓜ mkeind.com/47AjUdS

Efforts by the tech industry to reduce AI's pervasive bias stall as Trump pushes to end "woke AI" | Milwaukee Independent

Efforts by the tech industry to reduce AI's pervasive bias stall as Trump pushes to end "woke AI" Ⓜ mkeind.com/3S6tIns

Streaming platforms push broadcast networks into the second tier of a changing media landscape | Milwaukee Independent

Streaming platforms push broadcast networks into the second tier of a changing media landscape Ⓜ mkeind.com/459pH96

How youth can manage anxiety and build resilience against the emotional toll of climate change | Milwaukee Independent

How youth can manage anxiety and build resilience against the emotional toll of climate change Ⓜ mkeind.com/4l20OBX

Tariff burdens and environmental costs result in less farmland being allocated to organic crops | Milwaukee Independent

Tariff burdens and environmental costs result in less farmland being allocated to organic crops Ⓜ mkeind.com/4j00jGK

James Cameron reflects on making the "Avatar" series over two decades and the future of motion pictures | Milwaukee Independent

James Cameron reflects on making the "Avatar" series over two decades and the future of motion pictures Ⓜ mkeind.com/3JSUfnf