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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become U.S. secretary of state, has died

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, who served under the Clinton administration, has died.

David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 film Selma, pictured here in a still from the film.

What three films and their Black characters reveal about America's ideas on race

A new book Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World unpacks the lens through which Black characters have been seen. Will Haygood, the author, explores this using three movies.

Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new three-digit number, 988, through which to reach trained counselors.

The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here's what to know

Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it easier to get support if you're in crisis or helping someone who is. Here's how it works and what could stand in its way.

The kids at West Side Elementary in Healdsburg, Calif., handed out Peptoc hotline cards to the public to help spread the word about the project.

Press 3 for a pep talk from kindergartners. A new hotline gives you options for joy

What started as an art project at a California elementary school has gone viral. The free hotline offers wise advice and encouraging messages from kids to anyone who calls.

Shalanda Young testifies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine her nomination to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 2, 2021.

Biden nominates 2 women of color to lead the OMB

If confirmed, Shalanda Young will be the first Black female director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Nani Coloretti would serve as its deputy director.

Protesters march in Seattle during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march on April 23, 2022.

Starbucks workers drive nationwide surge in union organizing

Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Unionizing has also picked up at colleges, non-profits and pot dispensaries.

Expanded Child Tax Credit payments start July 15

Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow wants to remind people living below the poverty line that they qualify for an expanded federal child tax…

A new report from UNICEF and the World Health Organization documents what it calls "aggressive" and "misleading" marketing of infant formula. There's special concern about efforts in low-resource countries

Infant formula promoted in 'aggressive' and 'misleading' ways, says new global report

UNICEF and the World Health Organization issued the paper. It shows "that formula milk marketing remains unacceptably pervasive, misleading and aggressive," says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of WHO.

Authorities closed a road after power lines came down and homes suffered damage early Sunday, in Hazel Green, Ala. The storms followed a system earlier Saturday which brought a possible tornado and flooding to parts of Kentucky.

Weekend storms bring damage to parts of Southern U.S.

Severe storms took out power and destroyed homes in Alabama, hours after heavy rain and tornadoes tore through Kentucky. Several Alabama counties are under a tornado watch through early Monday.

The recent COVID-19 outbreak at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., comes amid a new round of rising infections in California and across the country that have been fueled by the spread of the omicron variant.

SpaceX reports LA County's highest number of workplace COVID-19 cases

New data shows the Elon Musk-led company currently accounts for nearly 30% of workplace COVID-19 cases reported by Los Angeles County officials.

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