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Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor in northeastern Virginia, had to complete a residency program in the U.S. after having already finished one in Afghanistan. He supports new state laws dropping such requirements for foreign-trained doctors.

To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.

What makes manufacturing jobs special? The answer could help rebuild the middle class

More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class?

Same-sex couples pose for pictures at a marriage registration event at Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, on Thursday.

Couples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand

Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage.

In a surprise, U.S. colleges saw higher enrollment last fall

The number of students in undergraduate and graduate programs rose above pre-pandemic levels for the first time.

Farmworkers pick cilantro in a field early in the morning mist in Southern California in July 2024.

In child care centers and on farms, businesses are bracing for more immigration raids

The Trump administration's immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.

Kimberly Sullivan, who was taken into custody on Wednesday, faces charges including assault, kidnapping and unlawful restraint. She is accused of locking her stepson in his room for over 20 years.

A man says his stepmom locked him in a room for decades. He escaped by setting a fire

Police in Waterbury, Conn., allege the man's stepmother locked him in his room with limited food and water for over 20 years, until he started a fire using hand sanitizer, printer paper and a lighter.

He was convicted over the Jan. 6 attack. Would he do it again?

Taylor James Johnatakis of Washington state was convicted of assaulting police on Jan. 6. Would he mobilize again if President Trump asked?

Members of the Father Joe's Villages street health team, Kayla Houston and Tuesday Moon, visit an encampment near an I-5 onramp on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

Along freeways, homeless San Diegans are further from city sweeps and medical care

San Diego’s unsafe camping ordinance prohibits tent camping in public spaces. To avoid frequent encampment cleanup, some homeless San Diegans are moving to freeways, making it harder — and more dangerous — for outreach workers to reach them.

A woman stands in protest as the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meets to discuss general election results on Nov. 28, 2022, in Phoenix.

Here's why many election experts aren't freaking out about certification this year

Watchdog groups and pundits are sounding the alarm about the potential for mischief when it comes to certifying vote tallies, but election experts have confidence in the system's guardrails.

According to an annual survey of college online-learning officers, 83% of online programs in higher education cost students as much as or more than in-person courses.

As enrollment in online college grows, students wonder: Why does it cost more?

Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.

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