Exciting Kids College Programs Now Available | Latest Updates

TL/DR - Northern Michigan University's Seaborg Center is bringing back its College for Kids program, offering hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) classes to children in grades K-6. The classes, which cover topics like motion, engineering, and gravity, will be held on October 21 and November 11, from 9 a.m. to noon. The…

2024 Forecast: Employer Coverage for GLP-1 Drugs Set to Soar

TL/DR - The use of GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss is becoming increasingly popular, and many businesses plan on covering these drugs for their employees in the future. According to a survey by Accolade, a healthcare firm, 43% of employers plan to cover these drugs by 2024, nearly doubling the current coverage rate of…

Joran van der Sloot Admits to Murdering Natalee Holloway, Says Mother

TL/DR - Joran van der Sloot has confessed in a Birmingham federal court to the 2005 murder of Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Long suspected of involvement in Holloway's disappearance, van der Sloot had also pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway’s mother, Beth. Van der Sloot is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence in Peru for a separate murder,…

$2.5K Boosts Parenting, Nutrition Classes at Local Orgs

TL/DR - Two nonprofits in Ottawa and Allegan counties, Michigan, have received grants of $2,500 each from The Michigan Association of Health Plans (MAHP). The funds, part of the Tackling Health Care Disparities in Michigan Grant Program, will go to the Kids’ Food Basket organization and the Outdoor Discovery Center Network. The former will use the…