Nation Jun 18

Researchers are not certain what is causing the increase, but advocates say there are a number of steps people can take to help prevent suicide.

Nation May 28

A spate of storms have ripped through the Midwest and Oklahoma in recent days. Here are some ways you can help the affected communities.

Politics Dec 13

Congress passed a 10-year, $867 billion farm bill Wednesday that would reauthorize a variety of agricultural programs and food aid for low-income Americans. Here's a look at the other, lesser-known provisions that also made it into the bill.

Politics Dec 04

How much has special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation cost so far? We break down the numbers.

Poetry Nov 02

A proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico is the product of “the underworld” in one calavera literaria written for the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos.

Nation Oct 19

It’s been nine days since Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S. in nearly 50 years, made landfall. Here’s where the numbers stand today.

Nation Sep 14

Nearly 1,000 families who evacuated Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria are scrambling against a deadline to find a place to sleep come Friday night, when the government’s housing assistance runs out.

Nation Sep 11

Issues with recovery from historic flooding in Kerala, India, the start of the murder trial for the fatal Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald, and other stories we're reading this week.

Nation Aug 20

How California's police privacy laws make investigating police misconduct complaints difficult, why Europe's measles cases have hit a record high and other stories we're reading now.

Nation Aug 16

There are a number of issues with the government's program for unaccompanied migrant children, according to senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs investigations subcommittee. Here's a look at four of them.