Activists’ network in Mexico helps U.S. women get abortions
A network of abortion-rights activists in Mexico is finding ways to offer assistance — including shipments of abortion pills — to women in the United States affected by recently imposed abortion bans in several states.
Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles
Advocates for the disabled say access for voters with disabilities remains a challenge at polling places throughout the United States.
Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting
It’s Palm Sunday.
Donald Trump isn’t first ex-president to face legal trouble
Donald Trump isn’t the first president, in or out of office, to be in legal trouble.
Trans people face rhetoric, disinformation after shooting
The days after the shooting at a Nashville Christian school that killed six people have been marked by anti-transgender rhetoric and disinformation.
South Florida set to receive millions in funding to tackle housing crisis, following state’s $711 million plan
South Florida stands to see a multimillion-dollar infusion from the state to make housing more affordable as part of a new effort to tackle the affordability crisis that’s stretching many paychecks thin.
Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity
Obesity in the U.S. military surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here’s why
The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather.
Tornado survivors recount flying debris, destroyed buildings
With tornadoes hitting the Midwest and the South, some survivors say that they emerged from their homes to find buildings ripped apart, vehicles tossed around like toys, shattered glass and felled trees.
Biden’s Bipartisan Gun Law Fails to Halt Mass Shootings in the US
Despite President Biden signing a sweeping bipartisan gun law nine months ago, mass shootings continue to occur in the US. The law has prevented some potentially dangerous people from owning guns, but it did not address many Democratic priorities for gun control, including universal background checks or the ban on “assault weapons.” Congress appears to have returned to a familiar impasse, with the GOP majority favoring fewer restrictions on guns. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said Americans need to think deeply about mental illness and other factors that drive people to act.