Mar 28 Weed is legal in New York, but the illegal market is still booming. Here’s why By Tim McPhillips New York’s first legal marijuana dispensaries are now up and running. But alongside the opportunity for both consumers and sellers are questions about what happens to unlicensed shops and sellers. Continue reading
Mar 22 What it means to be Iraqi, 20 years after the U.S. invasion By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri The 2003 invasion of Iraq is a memory forever etched in the minds of millions of Iraqis who were living in and outside the country at the time. Years of war, followed by continued instability in the country, has cost… Continue reading
Mar 14 What you need to know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak By Nicole Ellis Why are egg prices so high? 5 questions about the avian flu, answered. Continue reading
Mar 09 WATCH: Women and girls are still protesting in Iran. Here’s why By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Yasmeen Alamiri Seven months after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police in September, protests across the country calling for the rights of women and girls continue. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Where the Ukraine war stands, one year on By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the scars of the deadly war are clear, even as the battles continue. Continue reading
Mar 02 How to save money at the grocery store as you budget during inflation By Casey Kuhn, Jenna Cohen Learn how to best shop on a budget, then take our quiz to test your skills… Continue reading
Feb 28 Why Seattle banned caste discrimination By Nicole Ellis, Julia Griffin, Yasmeen Alamiri Nearly 5.4 million South Asians live in the U.S., most of whom trace their roots to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, according to the group South Asian Americans Leading Together. In many of these communities, a 3,000-year-old… Continue reading
Feb 24 Images of ‘Black life, Black joy,’ are immortalized in historic Charlottesville portraits By Casey Kuhn, Rachel Liesendahl, Nicole Ellis A portrait exhibit at the University of Virginia aims to show a side of the Black community that gives a more complete view of the people going through Jim Crow segregation in the South – and to do so from… Continue reading
Feb 17 How harm reduction advocates are working to prevent fentanyl overdose deaths By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Rachel Liesendahl In his address, Biden called for “strong penalties to crack down on fentanyl trafficking” — a line that garnered bipartisan applause during his State of the Union address. But the call drew criticism from harm reduction advocates who say a… Continue reading
Jan 30 Why luck is a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to this expert By Casey Kuhn, Megan McGrew, Nicole Ellis A big part of luck is the way someone is thinking and behaving, psychology professor and author Richard Wiseman said. Continue reading