After 20 years in a California prison, Ursula Gomez was handed to ICE and deported to Mexico, a country she left at 5. Now ...

Frustrated and exhausted at times from investigating ER disparities, I felt so worn down by the reporting process that I could easily understand why someone would reach a breaking point in their ...

A data fellow analyzes Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe homelessness program and finds rising return-to-street rates that raise ...

On October 11, the remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed into Alaska’s western coast. It was one of the most destructive storms to impact the state in over three decades. For the small, predominantly-Yup ...

Still, it’s hard to look away from the photos and descriptions: small metal cages used as “calming areas”; migrants packed into small windowless rooms; showers caked with filth and infested with bugs.

They were Asian Americans who earned good grades and aimed to attend prestigious universities. But what began with minor crimes eventually led them to murder a friend. Released in 2002, Better Luck ...

An alarming number of Black LGBTQ+ young people tried to end their lives in the past year. According to a national survey by The Trevor Project, 19% of Black LGBTQ+ youth reported attempting suicide ...

The USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism is pleased to announce the selection of 18 talented journalists to participate in the 2026 National Fellowship, which will explore the well-being of ...

Yosef Berlyand had $263,000 in medical school debt when he graduated in 2019. He has scrupulously made loan payments since then. With accumulated interest, he now owes $271,000. The stress of bearing ...

The rapid expansion of supersize data centers to power AI may not seem like a big story for health journalists. The growing public backlash has focused on the environmental impact: the massive use of ...