Stories You Might Have Missed This Week
Firefighters take on Verizon, the secretary of education pushes for guns in schools, and scientists find ice on the moon.
Firefighters
Viewfinder: Honoring a Fallen Firefighter in New York
Firefighters gather up an American Flag after the funeral for New York City firefighter Lieutenant Michael Davidson at St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 27th, 2018, in New York City, New York.
Scenes From the Wildfires Raging Through Southern California
The Thomas Fire had burned an estimated at 65,500 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures as of mid-morning Wednesday.
Viewfinder: Fighting Fires in France
Firefighters use a hose to spray water as they fight against a fire in Castagniers, France, on July 17th, 2017.
Why Do Firefighters Choose Such Risky Work?
They don't—or at least they don't think they do.
The Upside of Trauma
Worries about post-traumatic stress have become a stock part of the media narrative surrounding tragedies like Boston and Newtown. And resilience is supposedly the best we can hope for in the face of adversity. But what if there's a third option? The story of one mass shooting, and the surprising tug of post-traumatic growth.