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Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally calculate and a disproportionate number of those victims are poor, vulnerable and minorities, according to a new epidemiological study.

Taiwanese comedian Vickie Wang and Chinese comedian Jamie Wang work through the lived experience of cross-strait tensions through comedy.

The tsunami cost tens of thousands of people in Thailand their jobs and their homes. Some 8,000 people died. A special multimedia presentation explores life in Phuket, one year later.

The subprime mortgage crisis is affecting people across the country, in all walks of life. This week, we have several stories of people at risk of losing their homes because they can't keep up with rising mortgage rates.

A ruptured gas pipeline explodes near Lagos, Nigeria, killing at least 150 people, according to police. A Nigerian Red Cross official says the blast occurred as people attempted to siphon fuel from the state-owned line.

The scale of a scam to recruit Native Americans into fake treatment for substance in Phoenix and bill the government fraudulently is now emerging. It's huge.

A Rhode Island researcher is a master at collecting deer ticks where other people overlook them. He caught 15,000 of them last year, and his success is a sign of a growing problem. Tick-borne diseases are on the rise.

People are having a harder time moving toward the places with the most economic opportunity. High cost of living is driving them to cheaper places, where job options are more limited.

Egyptian police have detained at least three people in connection with the bombings at Dahab, a beach resort on the Sinai Peninsula. Three bombs killed at least 24 people, and wounded dozens more. It was the third such attack at a popular Sinai resort in less than two years.

Host David Greene speaks with Guardian reporter Vikram Dodd about Monday night's attack in Manchester, England. At least 22 people died — including the attacker — and more than 50 were injured.