Nation Oct 09 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White House More than half of Detroit schools have shut off drinking water over concerns about lead and copper, a string of high-profile killings of women in Iraq and other stories we're reading this week. By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry
Nation Sep 25 5 important stories that deserve a second look Why murder rates are rising in Latin America, why we don't know more about the mental health fallout of Huricane Maria in Puerto Rico and other stories we're reading this week. By Michael Rios, Jessica Yarvin, Joshua Barajas
Nation Sep 18 5 important stories that were lost in last week’s news dump The lack of pain diagnoses attached to opioid prescriptions, the alarming new numbers on suicide attempts among trans youth, and other stories we're reading this week. By Joshua Barajas, Harry Zahn, Erica R. Hendry
Nation Sep 11 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White House 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. By Joshua Barajas, Patty Gorena Morales, Harry Zahn
Aug 20 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Trump’s tweets By Joshua Barajas, Patty Gorena Morales, Harry Zahn 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. Continue reading
Aug 14 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Omarosa-Trump feud By Patty Gorena Morales, Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Jessica Yarvin The Hurricane Maria deathtoll in Puerto Rico is more than 20 times higher than the government estimated, a jury has awards $289 million in damages to a man who claims a popular herbicide caused his cancer and other stories we're… Continue reading
Aug 06 5 important stories that deserve a closer look By Joshua Barajas, Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry A new law in France will give fines to street harassers, a county in Georgia will place a long rifle in every high school and middle school this fall and other stories we're reading now. Continue reading
Jul 31 5 important stories you may have missed By Joshua Barajas, Michael Rios, Jessica Yarvin A worsening conflict in Nicaragua, questions about whether the #MeToo movement will lead to lasting change and other stories we're reading now. Continue reading
Jul 23 5 important stories that need your attention By Joshua Barajas, Harry Zahn, Dan Cooney U.S. wildfires are getting larger, how police mishandled sexual assault cases in Minnesota and other stories you might have missed. Continue reading