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How A 19th Century Chemist Took On The Food Industry With A Grisly Experiment

Deborah Blum's book, The Poison Squad, tells how Harvey Washington Wiley and his band of chemists crusaded to remove toxins, such as arsenic and borax, from food. How? By testing them on volunteers.

Faith-based groups from both sides of the political spectrum are working to inspire voters for the midterms. A man listens as Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown speaks at a church as part of The South Rising Tour, aimed at getting more voters to the polls.

Faith Groups Get Out The Vote For The Midterm Elections

President Trump has asked his evangelical supporters to help stop Democrats from taking control of Congress, but religious progressives are also getting people to the polls.

A view of the Supreme Court from Capitol Hill September 28, 2018. The Court begins its new term on Monday one justice short while the Senate remains stuck in a confirmation fight over Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who's been accused of sexual assault.

Supreme Court Term Begins In The Shadow Of Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle

For now, the court will be evenly divided between conservative and liberal justices. In the next week, the Court will hear cases involving endangered species, the death penalty and immigration law.

Indians in Kolkata celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex.

India's Anti-Gay Law Is History. Next Challenge: Treat LGBTQ Patients With Respect

The law drove generations of LGBTQ Indians into the shadows — and got in the way of basic access to health care.

Photographer Greg Miller's daughter waits for her morning bus. He says of the project: "My intention was to take something that is universal, an experience we all have had either as a child ourselves or as a parent of a child. ... My hope is that these pictures will communicate something that words can't."

Where The Driveway Ends, Photographer Dad Sees Hopes And Fears

Greg Miller's new series captures the vulnerability and peace of children as they quietly wait for their bus.

Ken Starr's Memoir 'Contempt' Looks At The Rocky Road To Clinton Impeachment

"An indulgent and prosperous nation readily forgave Bill Clinton and instead blamed the prosecutor," Starr writes of investigating the president. "That would be me."

Then Baylor University President Ken Starr testifies at the House Committee on Education and Workforce on college athletes forming unions, on May 8, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Ken Starr's Memoir 'Contempt' Looks At The Rocky Road To Clinton Impeachment

"An indulgent and prosperous nation readily forgave Bill Clinton and instead blamed the prosecutor," Starr writes of investigating the president. "That would be me."

At Aretha Franklin's Funeral, Gospel Was The Heart — And Backbone

Many of the performers and speakers, from Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson to Rev. William Barber and author Michael Eric Dyson, underscored the church legacy in the Queen of Soul's voice and civil rights work.

A man listens to Rev. Jesse Jackson speak Aug. 19 at New Bethel Baptist Church, the church where Aretha Franklin's late father Rev. C.L. Franklin was a minister and where she began her singing career.

How To Stream — And Fully Appreciate — Aretha Franklin's Funeral

The 32 artists and speakers scheduled to attend Aretha Franklin's funeral all have a personal connection to the Queen of Soul, whether friend, acquaintance or protégé.

Pope Francis arrives as people gather for the Mass in Phoenix Park on Sunday in Dublin.

Pope Ends Visit To A Disillusioned Ireland, Where Church Authority Has Plunged

As the pope departed for Rome Sunday night, his visit to Ireland only seemed to reinforce the decline of Roman Catholic authority in a country that was once synonymous with the faith.

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