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Alaysia Mondon, 14, baits her hook with a worm while fishing on Lake Lashaway.

Camp Atwater Offers Black Children A Chance To Make Friends And Make Plans

At 100-year-old Camp Atwater, Black children can enjoy life away from the city, playing sports, making friends and spending time discussing their futures.

A Palestinian medic administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine during an inoculation campaign at a medical center in Gaza City, on Aug. 23, 2021.

Why Pfizer's FDA Approval Matters And What It Means For Vaccine Mandates

The FDA announced the Pfizer vaccine is the first in the U.S. that is now fully approved. Here's what that means for vaccine mandates and convincing vaccine-hesitant people to get vaccinated.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are attempting to maneuver two spending bills through Congress.

Here's How Democrats Get Their Domestic Agenda Through — And It's Not Easy

The resurgent coronavirus and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan have likely made an already-difficult path for President Biden's big-spending legislative agenda even tougher.

$5M COVID vaccine sweepstakes winner, $50K winners announced

At the beginning of July, Michigan announced it would give away around $5 million in cash and prizes to Michiganders who got the COVID-19 vaccine. Kerry…

James White nominated as Detroit's permanent police chief

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has appointed interim Chief James White to permanently head the Detroit Police Department.Despite the city conducting a…

Andrew Cuomo will resign as the governor of New York at 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, August 23.

In His Final Address, Andrew Cuomo Attacks The Investigation That Led Him To Resign

The governor's farewell speech comes nearly two weeks after he announced his resignation from office following sexual assault allegations from 11 women.

Bretto Jackson runs a program called Leaders Become Legends in Portland, Ore. He and a partner mentor people involved in gun violence and help them get jobs in green energy.

Startup Helps Those Affected By Gangs And Gun Violence Find A Way Out

One small startup in Portland, Ore., is helping place former gang members and others involved in gun violence into well-paying green energy jobs.

Claudio Rojas, a 55-year-old handyman who was deported from the U.S. in 2019, poses for a photo in his home in Moreno, Argentina, on May 8. His wife, two sons and two grandsons remained in Florida.

ICE Deported Him After His Movie Came Out. Now He's Testing The Limits Of Free Speech

Lawyers for Claudio Rojas say he was deported by ICE in retaliation for his activism, which the agency denies. His case could have big implications for immigrants.

Stumps from recently logged trees in the footprint of the deadly Camp Fire. Some 40,000 trees have now been removed around Paradise.

In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy The Highest At-Risk Properties

Decimated by the deadly Camp Fire in 2018, Paradise, Calif., is now moving to acquire some high-risk properties and turn them into managed park land to buffer against future wildfires.

Sainte Rose de Lima Catholic Church in Maniche, Haiti, severely damaged in the recent earthquake.

Haiti Deserves Careful Attention. An Author Recommends 4 Books To Help

As an earthquake and then a storm wreak havoc in Haiti — ten years after the devastating Port-au-Prince quake, Haitian writer Myriam J.A. Chancey reflects on why the nation has been so vulnerable.

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