Nearly half of U.S. households in the nation’s four largest cities reported serious financial problems amid the pandemic.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Police have shot people experiencing a mental health crisis. Who should you call instead?
After the death of Daniel Prude, some are calling for more police mental health training while others are promoting alternative crisis responders.
‘There’s not a comparable year’: Homicides are up 52% in Chicago amid COVID-19, with majority involving people of color
The nation’s second-largest county has recorded more homicides this year than in all of 2019, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Wildfires race across the West: Smoke poses health hazard to millions; unprecedented pollution in Oregon
As fires burn across thousands of miles in Oregon, California and other western states, officials hope cooler weather will help calm down the blazes.
‘We have never seen this’: 10% of Oregon faces evacuation; death toll at 26 from Western wildfires
More than 500,000 people in Oregon are under evacuation orders as wildfires continued to race through more than a dozen Western states Friday.
A ‘small but necessary step’: Emmett Till’s Chicago home granted preliminary landmark status
The home of Emmett Till on was granted preliminary landmark status Thursday, days after thousands rallied in D.C. on the anniversary of his murder.
You’re facing a lot of choices amid the pandemic. Cut yourself slack: It’s called decision fatigue.
Millions of Americans are exhausted from making a seemingly endless series of life-or-death decisions. Researchers call it “decision fatigue.”
Chadwick Boseman died from colon cancer and was just 43. What’s the risk for young people?
Actor Chadwick Boseman was just 43 when he died from colon cancer, one that is increasing affecting young Americans.
About 600 wildfires have burned a million acres in California in a week. Lightning may soon set even more blazes.
Hundreds of wildfires are burning in California and tens of thousands are under evacuation orders. Here’s the latest news.
43 felony charges, new task forces: Here’s what Chicago is doing to combat potential looting
Dozens of people have been charged in connection with widespread looting in downtown Chicago earlier this week, the county prosecutor said.