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50 facts about food insecurity in America

Voting by mail faces uncertain moment ahead of midterm elections

Election workers sorting mail-in ballots at the Santa Clara County registrar of voters office on October 21, 2024 in San Jose, California.

How local governments are partnering with crime scene cleanup companies

A pressure wash cleaner working on a dirty brick wall.

Inside the movement to professionalize election administration

A photograph of Lydia McComas, 28, the new city clerk in Madison, Wisconsin, decided in college that she wanted to be in the election administration field.

The invisible labor of women who love incarcerated people

An inmate gives his daughter a hug and kiss during Father's Day at Joe Kegans State Jail's visiting hall.

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AI was everywhere in 2024. Here are the biggest stories of the year.

A man in a suit working on documents with a pen in his hand, and a laptop open in front of him. Overlayed on the image are digital, futuristic graphics, including a pixelated world map in blue and AI icon.

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As the tech revolution continues, IDs may be the next thing to go digital

Someone using a smartphone pulls up a digital ID by scanning a QR code the smartphone on someone's wrist.

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To tree, or not to tree? How Jewish-Christian families navigate the 'December Dilemma'

A blue "Happy Hanukkah" ornament hangs on a Christmas tree.

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The Christmas creep: Holiday shopping now starts in September

A mother and son looking at a boutique's window with a huge sale sign during Christmas shopping season.

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The Harlem playground co-designed by public housing residents

Kids on a playground.

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Americans spend less time outside home post-COVID-19, UCLA study reveals

A woman working from home with a pet cat sitting on the window.

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A white couple donated 80 acres in an act of reparations. Now it's becoming a home for Black farmers.

Duron Chavis speaks about his urban agriculture work.

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3 cities that became better places for young black men

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the MBK Rising! My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Summit on February 19, 2019 in Oakland, California.

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Lonely road: These are the states where people drive to work alone the most

A close up of a young woman sitting in the driver’s seat of a car, smiling warmly.

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Where wealthy Gen Zers are moving

Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan skyline at dawn in New York City.