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Grigory Vodolazov's 3-year-old son peers into his family's apartment complex from their unit in Bellevue, Wash. The Vodolazov family is part of Creating Moves to Opportunity, a housing voucher experiment that uses incentives and counseling to encourage low-income families to move to what are called "high opportunity" areas.

In Seattle, A Move Across Town Could Be A Path Out Of Poverty

Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.

Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson speaks at a hustings event at Carlisle Racecourse on June 29, in Carlisle, England. The winner of the party's leadership vote, to be announced on July 23, will also take up the post of prime minister.

'He's a flawed character and they do not care': the rise of U.K.'s Boris Johnson

The larger-than-life British politician is expected to replace Theresa May as prime minister.

Jimmie (Jimmie Fails) defines home as one specific place, the house his grandfather supposedly built, in the new film "The Last Black Man in San Francisco."

Using Art To Define Home And Shelter

San Diego playwright Renee Westbrook connects her work to a new film

Veterans pay their respects at a Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Association of North County Resource Center, May 26th 2014

North County Veterans Make Memorial Day A Time To Connect

Memorial Day at the Veterans Association of North County Resource Center was a time to connect and heal.

The first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, receives an injection in May. Pfizer's candidate for a coronavirus vaccine is one of number that are in various stages of development around the world.

NIH Director Hopes For At Least 1 Safe And Effective Vaccine By Year's End

Dr. Francis Collins says some candidates for a coronavirus vaccine will be ready to start large-scale human trials as early as next month. Scaling up production may start before tests are complete.

President Trump dances with first lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Ball in 2017. Federal prosecutors subpoenaed Trump's inaugural committee Monday, reportedly to find out how the inauguration was funded and by whom.

Trump Inaugural Committee Hit With Subpoena

The federal inquiry seeks information about who donated to events connected to the inauguration and what they were promised in return.

Members of the cast of The Office, a show that producers may resurrect with characters working from home because of the coronavirus outbreak.

A New 'The Office' Comedy For The COVID-19 Era?

The executive producers of The Office say they plan to begin work on a new remote workplace comedy, inspired by the "new normal" of the COVID-19 crisis.

An empty Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center, lit up in June for Pride 2020 — but with no concert attendees or theatergoers, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Carnegie Hall And Lincoln Center Cancel Performances For Rest Of 2020

Two of New York City's biggest cultural institutions said Thursday that they will remain closed through the New Year, due to the pandemic.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, presidential candidate in Belarus elections 2020, makes the symbol of victory in a rally in Minsk.

A 37-Year-Old Opposition Candidate Challenges The Longtime Leader Of Belarus

"I'm tired of being silent. I'm tired of being afraid," said opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who entered the race after her blogger husband was jailed.

President Donald Trump arrives to address the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.

US, Iran Step Back From The Brink; Region Still On Edge

The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war on Wednesday as President Donald Trump signaled he would not retaliate militarily for Iran's missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.

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