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Zarinah Lomax stands beside portraits she commissioned, mostly of young people who died from gunfire. “The purpose is not to make people cry,” Lomax says. “It is for families and for people who have gone through this to know that they are not forgotten.”

These bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories

A volunteer curator in Philadelphia puts on art exhibits to raise awareness of lives lost to gun violence.

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a campaign event on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Northwoods, Mo.. Voting in the Democratic House primary race closes Tuesday.

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is ousted by a primary challenger backed by pro-Israel groups

Incumbent Missouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has lost a Democratic primary to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups.

Obstetrician-gynecologist Taylar Swartz uses an ultrasound scanner to check the health of Addie Comegys' baby on May 30. Comegys, who is due in late August, had traveled 45 minutes for her prenatal appointment at Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa, one of a few rural hospitals in Iowa still offering labor and delivery services.

As a baby bust hits rural areas, hospital labor and delivery wards are closing down

In some rural areas, births have dropped by three-quarters since the late 1950s, and hospitals are shuttering labor and delivery units, leaving mothers little access to care when they need it.

San Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith stares out at the Chargers practice fields from his office balcony, July 9, 2003, in San Diego. Smith, a longtime NFL executive who was the winningest general manager in Chargers history, has died, according to his son on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

A.J. Smith, who is the winningest general manager in Chargers' history, dies at 75

A.J. Smith, a longtime NFL executive who was the winningest general manager in Chargers history, has died. He was 75.

Sales of new homes like this one in Eagleville, Pa., are up modestly, while existing home sales have plummeted amid a housing shortage, record high prices and high mortgage rates.

As millions struggle with home prices, housing becomes a top issue for voters

Across the country, including in swing states, people have been priced out of buying homes. Record numbers are finding rent unaffordable. Biden and Trump have very different ideas for how to fix it.

After uproar over ethics, new 'Washington Post' editor won't take the job

Washington Post Chief Executive and Publisher Will Lewis' pick to be its lead editor has withdrawn from the job. Robert Winnett of the U.K.'s Telegraph was scheduled to start after the U.S. elections.

Ex-prisoners in China allege they were forced to make U.S. apparel in jail

A lawsuit alleging a U.S. company used forced prison labor in China could have ripple effects across supply chains.

The Woodland Plantation House sits near the banks of the Mississippi River in LaPlace, La. The raised creole-style building with a rusty tin roof and wide front porch has Black owners for the first time. The site is historically significant because it's where one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history began.

Louisiana plantation where historic slave revolt started now under Black ownership

The Louisiana plantation home where one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history began has Black owners for the first time. They say the 1811 uprising can inspire a new generation to fight racism.

A protest against "Big Oil" outside of the Democratic Party convention at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento on Nov. 17, 2023.

How Big Oil wins in green California

Two-thirds of the bills opposed by the oil industry in 2023 were killed — thanks in part to an alliance with the building trades union, which forces Democrats to sometimes choose between jobs and the environment.

With protesters in the audience, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun arrives to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations to answer to lawmakers about troubles at the aircraft manufacturer since a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

Boeing CEO apologizes to relatives of 737 Max crash victims during Senate appearance

Boeing's CEO is getting his day in front of Congress, and lawmakers are expected to have many questions about safety at the troubled aircraft company. CEO David Calhoun appeared in front of a Senate investigations subcommittee on Tuesday.

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