Growing up in St. Cloud, Florida, 11-year-old Kenzie and 9-year-old Kayleigh became well-acquainted with hurricane season. And when Hurricane Helene hit Florida in late September and continued up the ...

When Rob Scheer was a 12-year-old walking into the foster care system in the 1970s, he carried everything he owned in a trash bag. His case worker told him to shove his belongings into a trash bag to ...

In the summer of 2021, The Johnson & Wales University campus in East Denver, Colorado ceased operations. In the place of the college, stakeholders said, the property would be transformed into “a hub ...

In Sacramento, California sits a tiny house neighborhood where emancipated foster youth — or those between the ages of 18-24 facing homelessness — find the first place that is all their own. Formed by ...

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General released an urgent advisory, educating the country on the loneliness epidemic. With this advisory, the American Medical Association was directed to develop ...

The Darwin’s rhea is a massive, flightless bird that can run up to 37 miles per hour. But in Chile, the three-foot-tall bird is locally endangered — and teetering towards the brink of extinction. In ...

The University of Notre Dame’s Church Properties Initiative is a project that empowers churches to use their properties for sustainable development through data-backed research. And one of its case ...

In California’s Central Valley sits a 640-acre prison, which is home to more than 2,000 women, nonbinary, and transgender people. It’s the largest women’s prison in the state — and the world. But that ...

In Brunswick, Georgia, a new tiny home village composed of 30 tiny houses and a community center has just opened to serve local veterans facing homelessness. All of the structures that make up the ...

Recent diversity, equity, and inclusion rollbacks have led many Americans to reconsider their relationship with major retailers like Amazon and Target. But Dacia Petrie has been waiting for this ...

In the past year, Cleveland Heights School District in Cleveland, Ohio saw an uptick in homelessness among students. Last school year, 140 students were considered homeless, according to Bob Ivory ...

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Texas A&M University System from enforcing a ban on drag shows being held at its special event venues. This means Draggieland will go on as planned on ...