Elizabeth Ross

Some European insurance companies are scrapping or considering changing their coverage of companies that profit from coal. Are U.S. insurers likely to follow their lead anytime soon?

Administrators at a rural Veteran Affairs hospital in Oregon turned patients away to improve quality ratings, an investigation finds.

Protests in Iran continued into Wednesday, and at least 21 people have died amid the demonstrations.

A new lawsuit alleges that earlier this month, almost a hundred Somali immigrants who had been living in the U.S. were mistreated by ICE during a 48-hour attempted deportation journey.

Between 9,000 and 11,000 Iraqi civilians lost their lives in the battle to liberate Iraq’s second largest city. The rate is almost 10 times greater than reported before.

New Jersey’s fragmented medical examiner system has long been plagued by dysfunction and a lack of oversight. A new investigation reveals the scale of the problem.  

Cardinal Bernard Law, the archbishop of Boston who resigned in disgrace following a clergy child sex abuse scandal, died Wednesday in Vatican City.

As sea level rise and more powerful storms begin to affect a growing number of areas along U.S. coasts, how can coastal communities plan and prepare for what lies ahead? 

The Boston Globe’s investigative Spotlight unit is detailing the city's struggle with racism in a new series. 

The daughter of a Chinese-American immigrant explains why she believes a proposed price hike by the National Park Service could hurt families like hers.

What can the U.S. do to encourage Zimbabwe to bring in democratic and economic reforms? The Takeaway hears from the U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for alleged 9/11 “mastermind” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-defendants.

International travel to the U.S has been on decline this year. The cause? Some say President Trump's rhetoric and policies have made foreign visitors feel unwelcome in the country.

The GOP tax bill would get rid of a rule that bars churches, and nonprofit charities from engaging in politics, which could create a new avenue for political spending.

Former Bosnian Serb commander, Ratko Mladic, was convicted of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity at a U.N. tribunal in The Hague today.

Authorities in Libya are investigating reports of modern day slavery practices involving the sale of migrants.

Preschool is supposed to be a time of discovery and play, but new national data reveals a troubling trend when it comes to the way that some young children are disciplined.

Today is the deadline for the release of all the remaining classified government records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Will we learn anything new?

Voting is taking place in a contentious repeat presidential election in Kenya today, but there are serious concerns about whether it will be legitimate.

A bipartisan group of senators have introduced a bill that would force political ads sold on platforms like Facebook to be regulated the same way as ads sold on television and radio.