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1850 episodes transcribedCases of COVID-19 have been surging throughout China. The country has implemented a stringent "zero-COVID" strategy that includes mass testing, limite...
Communities of color are the most harshly affected by climate change in the United States. While the importance of environmental justice is becoming m...
Over the past two years, about 200 journalists across the country have been detained or arrested while on the job. Many were covering the social and r...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's mask mandate on planes, trains and buses ended earlier this month, and it came down, in part, to a ju...
One Palestinian man's struggle to get life-saving medical care while living in the Gaza Strip highlights many lesser-seen victims of the Israeli-Pales...
Stephanie is one of nearly one million Americans who have died of COVID-19. Her family says Stephanie's death was avoidable, but in recent years, she...
Between the 1990s and late 2000s, people in Chechnya described Russia's wars there as a nightmare. Its former leader, Akhmad Kadyrov, resisted Russian...
You introduce yourself and then someone mispronounces your name. At that point you have to decide if you correct them or let it slide. For many people...
For years, most states have reported a shortage of special education teachers. Now, according to federal data, nearly every state is struggling to hir...
California's Reparations Task Force is preparing to release its first report on the impact of racism on African Americans in June. It's the next step...
The pains of every war ripple out beyond the borders of the conflict zone. And as the war between Russia and Ukraine drags on, the disruptions in the...
A federal judge struck down the CDC's mask mandate for public transportation on Monday, clearing the way for airlines and ride hailing companies to el...
Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter. His vision of the future may not pan out for the platform, but that vision represents what historian Jill Lepore calls...
More than 4.5 million Ukrainians have left their country since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. While many hope to return to Ukraine, they don't...
This weekend, followers of three major religions are observing some of their most sacred holidays. Many will do so together, in person, for the first...
A U.S. House investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is entering its final phase before lawmakers' findings become public later this sprin...
This past week, the world's attention has been focused on the death and destruction that's been discovered in Ukranian towns north of Kyiv after Russi...
Prices are up on everything from groceries, to rent, to gas, and consumer price inflation hit a new 40-year high in March: Up 8.5% over a year ago.Th...
After taking control of Afghanistan last summer, the Taliban made promises for more inclusive and less repressive leadership in Afghanistan. Many of t...
More than 400,000 Ukrainian refugees have poured across the border into the small country of Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe. Wedged b...
