With PE cuts and shrinking recess in many schools, why are we now testing kids on skills we never really taught them?

ICE agents shot Salvadoran immigrant Carlos Mendoza 7 times during a Patterson, CA traffic stop. He's now detained and facing charges while his partner and young daughter cope with his absence.

En la mañana del 7 de abril, Carlos Iván Mendoza Hernández iba a su trabajo cuando agentes de ICE lo pararon. La situación se tornó violenta y los agentes le dispararon siete veces. El salvadoreño de ...

Just a few weeks into my investigation into why hunger was increasing in Massachusetts, one of the wealthiest states in the country, the story took a rapid turn. I began the project after a report ...

Trauma recovery centers are helping survivors address the emotional wounds and mental health needs that can linger long after ...

As America’s social safety net continues to fray amid federal cuts, journalists face the daunting task of navigating an intense political debate while tracking the real-world impacts of diminishing ...

"Kern County chose me," said Dr. Ololade Oladimeji. "I did not exactly choose Kern County." Known as Dr. Lola, Oladimeji is a Nigerian-born internist who trained at Ladoke Akintola University of ...

In Chicago, the L train is the zigzag of public rail that connects the city. So for a recent reporting project on life expectancy, I decided to use this familiar feature to help explain a vast ...

The first time a white person used the N-word against me was in fourth grade, and 49 years later, I still remember it clearly. It happened during recess in late January 1977, while some of us were ...

For far too long, the products used to keep us all safe and healthy have been designed for a male body. And that can harm women. Take personal protective equipment (PPE), for example. Some 80% of ...

Desirae Barragan hugs her program co-directors on stage at the Blue Lake Rancheria Casino, smiling into a sea of faces and a swell of cheers. Across her shoulders – and those of her fellow graduates ...

In October of 2024, at a local Investigative Reporters & Editors meetup in Chicago, Hannah Harris Green and I got into a conversation about an unusual trend happening in America: Drug overdose deaths ...