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Voters cast their ballots at ChiArts High School.

Social Justice

National Election Advising Agency Officials Used Funds for Unnecessary Travel

The Election Assistance Commission's executive director allowed two of the four commissioners to work outside the Washington, D.C., area and agreed to pick up the costs of their travel to and from the office.

Jessica Huseman

Social Justice

El Chapo Is in Prison, but Mexican Drug Cartels Are Still Thriving

The flow of illicit drugs into the United States has not diminished since the drug lord's arrest.

Luis Gómez Romero

A park bench underwater in East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C.

Environment

The Odds of a Major Flood in Washington, D.C., Will Quadruple by 2050

The one-in-100-year storm that hit our nation's capital last week is expected to become a one-in-25-year event by mid-century, according to D.C.'s own analysis.

Linda Poon

Neurons (red) and astrocytes (green), developed from stem cells.

Environment

New Research Shows the Deadly Effect of Neurons on Cancerous Tumors

It appears that tumors can co-opt the signals neurons produce in order to grow, indicating that neurons and cancer cells together might be a dangerous duo.

Claudia Lopez

Social Justice

The Moon May Soon Face an American Frontier-Era Land Rush

Private firms like SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace, along with a growing number of national space agencies, are eyeing a manned return to the moon, with an emphasis on settlement rather than exploration.

Tim Robustelli & Dennis Wille

Environment

The U.S. Virgin Islands Becomes the First American Jurisdiction to Ban Common Chemical Sunscreens

The new law, passed unanimously in the U.S. Virgin Islands’ legislature on June 25th, targets three UV-blocking chemicals found in most mainstream commercial sunscreen products.

Heather Gies

Social Justice

Trump’s Supreme Court Challenge Has a Historical Precedent

The story of President Donald Trump's short-lived threat to get a citizenship question on the census in defiance of the Supreme Court mimics the story of President Andrew Jackson and Worcester v. Georgia, decided in 1832.

Bethany Berger

A Portuguese woman keeps many of her belongings in a storage unit for fear of sudden eviction.

Social Justice

A New Law in Portugal Makes Housing a Right

The Basic Housing Law is a reaction to a significant and rapid escalation of housing prices and dearth of affordable homes.

Peter Yeung

Razor wire outside a California detention center.

Social Justice

California’s Out-of-Date Jails Face Inmate Deaths and Construction Delays

New and improved facilities are a critical pillar of California's corrections transformation. But bureaucratic roadblocks, indifference from county sheriffs, and critical errors in planning by local officials have meant dozens of California jails remain broken and dangerous.

Jason Pohl & Ryan Gabrielson

Paul Morris checks on neighbor's homes in a flooded district of Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on September 7th, 2017.

Environment

Inside Texas’ Revamped Statewide Flood Mitigation Plan

It's a wishlist of projects with an overarching goal of mitigating flooding across the most disaster-prone state in the nation.

Kiah Collier