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Heavenly Pettigrew, left, and her parents Stephanie and Robert outside their two-bedroom rental apartment in Milwaukee. Without assistance from the nonprofit Community Advocates, the family likely would have faced eviction after the pandemic forced Robert and Heavenly out of their steady jobs.

Evictions Damage Public Health, Which Is Why The CDC Has Banned Them ― For Now

A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

Demonstrators stand along the road in front of the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy on April 10, 2020. The event was one of several car rallies calling for the release of immigrants detained at the ICE facility during COVID-19.

'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention

More than 2,700 immigrants have tested positive for COVID-19 in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention nationwide, pushing immigrants to the brink and lawyers to fight for their release.

The Escapist Land Of 'Cottagecore,' From Marie Antoinette To Taylor Swift

Cottagecore — an Internet aesthetic of the rural idyll — has offered escapism for several years. In pandemic isolation, it's taken off in popularity.

As coronavirus cases persist and some states even backtrack their reopening plans, essential workers have flooded social media with calls for hazard pay.

When Essential Workers Earn Less Than The Jobless: 'We Put The Country On Our Back'

Congress has yet to pass a measure that would ensure a pay boost for people who have been asked to keep going to work during the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns.

The National Hurricane Center predicts that Hurricane Laura will make landfall as a Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Laura Strengthens To Category 4 — And Threatens 'Unsurvivable' Storm Surge

Coastal areas near the Texas-Louisiana border could see life-threatening storm surge when the hurricane hits Wednesday night. Areas up to 40 miles inland could be affected.

President Trump delivered lengthy remarks to delegates gathered in Charlotte, N.C., on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

Today's GOP 'Is Donald Trump's Party'

This week's GOP convention is giving America a nightly view of the current Republican Party, under complete command of President Trump.

Part of a "Rent-Strike" Caravan that drove through San Diego County on Friday, May 1, 2020.

San Diego County Reopens COVID-19 Rental Assistance Application Period

An additional 10,000 households economically impacted by COVID-19 are able to apply for rent relief from San Diego County Tuesday, part of $27 million county supervisors allocated for just such a purpose.

U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk up the stairs in the Foreign Office in London on Tuesday.

U.S., U.K. Change Diplomatic Immunity Rules After British Man Was Killed

The change in policy comes nearly a year after the death of Harry Dunn, a 19-year-old. The wife of a U.S. diplomat is accused of killing him as she was driving on the wrong side of the road.

Journalists wearing face masks — in an effort to protect against the coronavirus — gather for a news conference earlier this year in Beijing. Early Wednesday, China said it was planning to pull the press credentials of certain journalists employed by a handful of major U.S.-based newspapers.

China Pulls Credentials From Journalists At 3 Major U.S. Publications

Beijing ordered certain staff at The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to halt reporting inside China, in retaliation for a State Department move against Chinese outlets.

Noemi Arroyo Ramirez holds a photo taken of her and her late husband, Hector Navarro Lopez, as she wipes away tears in their bedroom in San Marcos, July 30, 2020. He died of COVID-19, and she said she took care of him with no medical guidance.

Home Deaths Climb As Some COVID-19 Victims Die Without Medical Care

Some COVID-19 victims are dying at home with no medical care. Some tested negative. Some didn’t have primary care doctors.

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