Economy Mar 17 Rising rents squeeze Americans across the country We've talked about inflation a lot lately and how it's at a 40-year high. But rising rents are a part of that calculation. In many places around the country, rents have been climbing for months, far above the lows of…
Nation Nov 23 How some school districts are coping with staff shortages, other pandemic disruptions Public schools across the U.S. are taking a break for Thanksgiving after a more traditional fall semester that saw students largely back in their classes in person. But many teachers and staff did not return this year, causing a shortage…
Nation Nov 23 New documentary highlights plight of missing Black women and why their cases go ignored A third of the almost 300,000 U.S. girls and women reported missing in 2020 were Black. That's according to the National Crime Information Center. Yet those cases are often marginalized or ignored by law enforcement and national media. Now, a…
Nation Oct 15 Missouri city honors Black doctor whose land was taken decades ago through eminent domain Historically, urban renewal and eminent domain have separated hundreds of thousands of African Americans from their property and locked them out of generational wealth. But a newly dedicated park outside St. Louis, Missouri is one of the latest attempts to…