Minnesota Measles Outbreak Spreads in Somali Community
Minnesota has had more cases of measles this year than the entire U.S. did in 2016.
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San Diego State University Researchers Watered Down a Police Racial-Profiling Study
A draft copy of the study obtained by Voice of San Diego through public records requests was far more aggressive.
Trump Petitions Supreme Court on Travel Ban
Courts in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked the ban. Last month, an appeals court in Virginia upheld the Maryland decision.
The Future of Medicine Depends on Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
Biomedical researchers can see a future where genetic tests are used to treat and prevent many diseases before major symptoms even present themselves. But that future won't be possible without strong insurance protections for pre-existing conditions.
The ‘Nature Poem’ Bucking Stereotypes About Native Americans
In his new book-length poem, Tommy Pico sends up Hollywood and literary archetypes with a protagonist who begrudges the great outdoors.
Changing How We Talk About Missing Children
Many of today's missing young people are trapped in cycles of poverty—and often rooted in violent neighborhoods.
How Free Birth Control Changed America
Before a 2012 contraceptive mandate, 30 to 44 percent of women's medical spending used to go toward birth control. After the mandate, those numbers fell to 13 to 22 percent.
Leaked Regulation Shows Trump Plans to Allow Insurers to Refuse to Cover Birth Control
The regulation is currently being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
How TLC Changed Everything
On the eve of the group's final release, a look back at how the pioneering female R&B group represented for black women everywhere.
Gunmen Kill Over 20 Coptic Christians in Egypt
This latest attack comes as violence against Christians escalates across the Middle East and Africa.