Student activists marching Saturday want Congress to enact comprehensive gun control. Here is a selection of stories from…
Young activists are using journalism to advance their cause. Though their work echoes student activists and journalists…
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On March 24, 1980, an outspoken Salvadoran bishop was murdered after decrying his country's military regime. Thirty-eight…
World TB Day will be observed March 24, with the good news that deaths from tuberculosis are declining. But a trend toward…
When it comes to political scandals, context is king.
US law limits public employees' political activity. But in today's hyperpartisan political world, it's getting…
Pakistan had only eight new diagnoses of polio in 2017. The virus' days look numbered – but health workers have their…
Users shouldn't trust Facebook, but that doesn't mean they should immediately abandon what has become a crucial…
About 20,000 Californians were once sterilized under state eugenics laws. New research shows Latinos were disproportionately…
Alrededor de 20,000 californianos alguna vez fueron esterilizados bajo las leyes estatales de eugenesia. Una nueva investigación…
The debate over using school resource officers to prevent school shootings got a fresh airing, after an officer stopped…
Saving power to use later lets consumers, businesses and utilities generate energy when it's cheap and deliver it when…
Crime is way down in one Flint, Michigan, neighborhood, where locals have teamed up to revamp neglected public spaces. Here,…
The genes in our cells' mitochondria are passed on in a different way than the vast majority of our DNA. New studies…
Most Americans identify as animal lovers and support either full or partial legal rights for animals.
Calls for work requirements for Medicaid recipients ignore the fact that many already do work. The calls also evince the…