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'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor

Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.

Exclusive: Video Shows Controversial Use Of Force Inside An ICE Detention Center

Footage from a privately run immigration detention center in California shows eight men linking arms in a hunger strike. Officers responded with pepper spray, saying the men were inciting "rebellion."

At its most expansive, Antarctic sea ice covers an area the size of Antarctica itself, doubling the size of the frozen continent. But the winter sea ice has been shrinking, and this year there was less ice than ever before, going back to when satellites started tracking annual ice extent around 1980.

Antarctica is melting and we all need to adapt, a trio of climate analyses show

West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent.

A closed business in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., is a sign of the enormous impact of the coronavirus pandemic on public health and the economy. An unprecedented crisis, met with an unprecedented government response, has the ability to transform the country's politics.

Coronavirus Response Shows How A National Crisis Can Again Transform Politics

Americans are looking for help from Washington, at a time when Democrats are pushing a stronger safety net and Republicans are debating small-government conservatism vs. big-government populism.

History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast

A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.

Sudan's war is 2 years in and shows no signs of slowing, as talks take place

As "pathway to peace talks" are held in London - minus the main protagonists - Sudan tips into a third year of catastrophic civil war, as violence surges in the Darfur region of the west of the country and activists warn of an unfolding genocide.

A memorial lives where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 while in police custody.

Police Bodycam Video Shows George Floyd's Distress During Fatal Arrest

The body camera footage from former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane show George Floyd pleading with them not to put him in the back of a squad car.

Artist Jeffrey Gibson will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale in 2024, the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the U.S Pavilion at the international art event.

In a first, the U.S. picks an Indigenous artist for a solo show at the Venice Biennale

The U.S. State Department selected Jeffrey Gibson to create an installation for the U.S. Pavilion at the prestigious international arts event.

Comic Roy Wood Jr. taps into America's psyche on 'The Daily Show'

Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents' dinner April 29. In 2018, he explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest prepared him for The Daily Show.

NPR poll shows why the stakes are so high for Harris and Trump in the debate

A lot of people say they'll tune in Tuesday night to the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris, according to an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

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