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Kid of the Year Finalist Ethan Hill, 11, on Helping the Homeless: 'If You See a Problem, Fix It'

Ethan Hill was on his way to school one day in 2016, when he noticed a man living under a freeway overpass. Despite only being 6 years old at the time, Hill was determined to...

By Jenna Caldwell February 2, 2022

Biden Aims to Reduce Cancer Deaths By 50%

President Joe Biden is committing to reduce the cancer death rate by 50%—a new goal for the “moonshot” initiative against the disease that was announced in 2016 when he was vice president. Biden has set...

By Josh Boak / AP February 2, 2022

Marcia Fudge Is Trying to Decide Which Fire to Put Out First

If you could levitate, dronelike, above the dilapidated, 1940s-era public-housing projects in California’s Sunnydale neighborhood, you would be able to make out San Francisco’s gleaming silver skyline, just seven miles away. Here, iron-barred windows are...

By Abby Vesoulis / San Francisco February 2, 2022

2 Campus Officers Killed in Shooting at Virginia College

The Bridgewater College was put under lockdown and search for hours in the afternoon before the suspect was apprehended

By Associated Press February 2, 2022

The Black History Lost to COVID-19

The loss of American life is now measured in the hundreds of thousands. What was held in those minds is less easily tallied

By Janell Ross February 1, 2022

Historically Black Universities Lock Down Over Bomb Threats

The FBI and ATF are investigating the bomb scares, which came one day before the start of Black History Month

By Jeff Martin/AP February 1, 2022

Why California Is Moving to Dismantle Nation's Largest Death Row

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions, now is moving to dismantle the United States' largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other prisons...

By DON THOMPSON/AP January 31, 2022

A Dance Studio Fights Loneliness in Chinatown

As yet another Lunar New Year approaches amid a pandemic and rising anti-Asian hate crime, a family-run ballroom-dance studio steps up

By Xintian Wang January 31, 2022

Northern Ireland Marks 50 Years Since Bloody Sunday

Thirteen people were killed and 15 others injured when British soldiers fired on civil rights protesters in 1972

By Associated Press January 30, 2022

This CEO Is Fighting For His Nonprofit's Mission in New York Federal Court

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Millions of Americans face consumer debt lawsuits every year and for many low-income families, getting legal advice is limited....

By Mariah Espada January 30, 2022

Kansas Woman Led All-Female Islamic State Battalion

Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization

By MATTHEW BARAKAT / AP January 29, 2022

Winter Storm Lashes East Coast

Boston, in the nor'easter's crosshairs, could get as much as 2 feet of snow

By MARK PRATT and MIKE CATALINI / AP January 29, 2022

Nurses Made $1.5 million Off Fake Vaccination Cards

Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare, and her employee, Marissa Urraro, are charged with felony forgery

By Associated Press January 29, 2022

A Bomb Cyclone Threatens to Bring Blizzards Along Atlantic Coast. Here's What That Is.

An expert explains what a bomb cyclone is as a powerful Nor'easter winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow to New York and Boston.

By BRIAN K. SULLIVAN AND NAUREEN S. MALIK/BLOOMBERG January 28, 2022

States Push New Abortion Bans, Preempting the Supreme Court

As the Supreme Court weighs the high-profile case that could unwind Roe v. Wade—and, with it, the Constitutional right to abortion—conservative state lawmakers are introducing a wave of new bills aimed at limiting abortion at...

By Abigail Abrams January 28, 2022

A Brief History of Cats in the White House

Breaking in news that mews: The Biden family announced Friday that they have a new pet cat. Hailing from a Pennsylvania farm, the tabby charmed First Lady Jill Biden by jumping onto a stage while...

By Olivia B. Waxman January 28, 2022

Wage Growth Notches Record Increase in U.S.

Wages for existing job holders rose a record 5.9%

By Raisa Bruner January 27, 2022

Kamala Harris' Trip to Honduras Is Really About U.S. Border

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Honduras on Thursday to attend the inauguration of Xiomara Castro, the country's new president who the White House hopes will be part of its fight against the "root causes"...

By Jasmine Aguilera January 27, 2022

Community Leaders Fear Eric Adams’ Plan to End Gun Violence Is Leaving the Public Out of ‘Public Safety’

Eric Adams, the new mayor of New York City, announced on Jan. 24 a detailed plan aiming to end gun violence in his city. Adams, a former police officer and Brooklyn borough president, made public...

By Josiah Bates January 27, 2022

EPA Acts to Curb Air, Water Pollution Impacting Minority Communities Along Gulf Coast

The announcement is part of an effort to focus federal attention on communities adversely affected by decades of industrial pollution

By MATTHEW DALY / AP January 27, 2022

In 2021, the US Economy Grew Faster Than Any Year in Nearly 4 Decades

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan's presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020's brief but devastating coronavirus recession. The nation’s gross domestic product — its total...

By PAUL WISEMAN / AP January 27, 2022

Prince Andrew Claims ‘Consent’ in Epstein Allegations

Giuffre alleges that while being abused by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, she was “lent out to other powerful men,” including Andrew.

By Larry Neumeister & Tom Hays / Associated Press January 27, 2022

We Urgently Need a New National COVID-19 Response Plan

The recent Chicago public school crisis, collapse of Broadway theater in New York City, ongoing changes in NBA and NFL screening protocols for players, and extreme scarcity of rapid tests throughout the nation all serve...

By Steven Phillips January 26, 2022

Powell Will Take Action to Reduce Inflation as Soon as March

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it plans to begin raising its benchmark interest rate as soon as March, a key step in reversing its pandemic-era low-rate policies that have fueled hiring and...

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / AP January 26, 2022

Fleeing Afghans Are Stuck in U.S. Immigration Bureaucracy

Ahmad Naeem Wakili lives in a daze, his mind often drifting to his wife and 2-year-old, a little girl with big brown curls and green eyes. Wakili escaped Afghanistan amid a flurry of evacuations that...

By Jasmine Aguilera January 26, 2022

Kid of the Year Finalist Lujain Alqattawi, 13, Teaches English to Kids in Refugee Camps

For most kids, the early stage COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 meant one thing: boredom. Many took the chance to start a new hobby, watch superhero movies, or spend more time on TikTok. But Lujain Alqattawi,...

By Eloise Barry January 26, 2022

AP Sources: Supreme Court Justice Breyer to Retire

WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told...

By MARK SHERMAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO / Associated Press January 26, 2022

For These Doulas, Death Is a Way of Life

Death Doulas say demand for their services has soared during the pandemic as many people face end-of-life issues

By Melissa Chan January 26, 2022

Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins Interview

Andrea Jenkins continues to make history. In 2017, with her election to Minneapolis’ city council, the transgender activist became the first Black openly trans woman ever elected to public office in the United States. Just...

By Madeleine Carlisle January 25, 2022

Atlanta's DA Explains the Trump Election Probe Grand Jury

With a judge having granted her request to seat a special grand jury in the 2020 election investigation, DA Fani Willis talks to TIME

By Janell Ross January 25, 2022

Trial Opens for Ex-Cops Who Watched as George Floyd Died

Prosecutors in the trial of the three former police officers accused the men of standing by as Derek Chauvin “slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them”

By Associated Press January 24, 2022

Trump Could Still Lead the U.S. to Civil War

Ask most people why countries break apart and many will say that different groups sharing a single country naturally dislike and distrust one another. Yugoslavia fragmented because the Serbs and Croats and then the Bosnian...

By Barbara F. Walter January 24, 2022

Dow Drops 1,000 Points to Lowest Level in 10 Months

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped more than 1,000 points Monday as financial markets buckled in anticipation of inflation-fighting measures from the Federal Reserve and the possibility of conflict between Russia...

By DAMIAN J. TROISE / AP January 24, 2022

Small Businesses Need Help Again. But More Stimulus Could Be Risky

An unexpected jump in new jobless claims the week of Jan. 15 dredged up the kind of bad news that economists fretted had been lurking under the surface of an improving economic picture: The speedy...

January 24, 2022

Schools Rethink History Lessons Amid Anti-Asian Racism

New Jersey and Illinois are the first states to require teaching of Asian American history in schools

By Katie Reilly January 24, 2022

Cruise Ship Diverts to Bahamas to Avoid Seizure in U.S.

A federal judge in Miami issued an arrest warrant for the ship as part of a lawsuit over millions of dollars in unpaid fuel

By Adriana Gomez Licon/AP January 24, 2022

Fauci Predicts U.S. Omicron Outbreak 'Turnaround' Soon

“Things are looking good,” Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said

By Ian Fisher / Bloomberg January 23, 2022

Driver Fatally Shoots Houston-Area Deputy

Harris County Precinct 5 Constable Ted Heap identified the slain deputy as Cpl. Charles Galloway, 47

By Associated Press January 23, 2022

1 Officer Killed, Another Critically Injured in Harlem Shooting

The man who shot them with a stolen gun was also in critical condition, wounded by a third officer

By Associated Press January 22, 2022

Food Banks Scrambling for Volunteers Due to Omicron

The result has been a high increase in spending for food banks at a time when they are also dealing with high food costs

By ASHRAF KHALIL / AP January 22, 2022

FBI: Gabby Petito's Boyfriend Admitted to Killing Her in Notebook

(FORT COLLINS, Colo.) — The boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito admitted killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp, the FBI announced Friday. It was the first time...

By MEAD GRUVER/AP January 21, 2022

Town Fires Police Charged in Death of 8-Year-Old Girl

Fanta Bility was shot while leaving a football game in August 2021, and prosecutors initially charged 2 teenagers in her death before filing charges against the police officers

By Associated Press January 21, 2022

Democrats Lost Virginia By Ignoring Parents. Snow Days Show They Still Are

Schools may be a local issue, but how they are run—especially during the pandemic—can stoke the outrage politics that define many state and national races. Democrats, to their grief, learned as much in November when...

By Michael Signer January 21, 2022

The Brain Drain That Is Killing America's Economy

Each spring I get antsy WhatsApp messages from friends across the U.S., as well as London, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Their high school senior kids have just been admitted to colleges in America, Canada,...

By Parag Khanna January 21, 2022

Exclusive: Intel Reveals Plans for Massive New Ohio Factory, Fighting the Chip Shortage Stateside

As part of an effort to regain its position as a leading maker of semiconductors amidst a global chip shortage, Intel is committing $20 billion to build a manufacturing mega-site in New Albany, on the...

By Alana Semuels January 20, 2022

Why Everyone Loved Andre Leon Talley

Former Vogue creative director and editor-at-large André Leon Talley, known for his rare combination of exuberance, intellect, and brilliant humor, died on Jan. 18 in White Plains, New York at the age of 73. So...

By Amy Odell January 20, 2022

Chicago Police Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald Released From Prison Early

How America Saved Millions of Pets—By Moving Them

Homeland Security Chief Calls For a Pathway to Citizenship for Families Separated by Trump

FBI Investigates Bomb Threats at Black Colleges as Potential Hate Crimes

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