Polly Irungu

In American Indian communities, the coronavirus outbreak has exposed a number of longstanding public health inequities.

The 2020 census will have a significant impact on the distribution of political, and economic, resources for years to come. But the rollout has been mired in controversy and confusion.

The charges allege Maduro has been leading the "Cartel of the Suns" in Venezuela, to traffic cocaine into the United States.

The International Olympic Committee has finally decided on a new start date, July 23, 2021, almost a full year after the games were set to begin.

A coronavirus outbreak in the correctional system could cause chaos for thousands of inmates across the country.

On Monday, California utility company Pacific Gas and Electric announced that they’ll plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for their role in the 2018 Camp Fire.

Host Tanzina Vega gives us an update from her home in Queens, New York, where she is on maternity leave.

Most television and radio news outlets are airing President Trump's coronavirus press briefings, despite the president's tendency to put out misleading information.

The U.S. women's soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit, and the Soccer Federation's response has left them in hot water.  

Governor Wanda Vazquez has issued stricter guidelines to citizens on the island than we have seen anywhere on the mainland U.S., with a curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

NASA is taking applications for astronauts for the first time in four years. These new astronauts are likely to be part of future expeditions to the Moon and Mars.

Women in Mexico's capital turned out for one of the largest protests in years on International Women's Day to call attention to gender-based violence.

L.A. County is home to the largest prosecutor's office in the U.S., and its district attorney race has high-stakes for criminal justice reform in the area. 

The Obama administration's decision to end the decades-old wet foot, dry foot policy paved the way for the rising numbers of deported Cuban nationals.

Graduate students at the University of California at Santa Cruz are striking for higher wages. Last Friday, the university responded by firing dozens of the students.

The video game Fortnite and influencers on TikTok make massive profits from using dances made by black creators without even crediting them.  

In 2017, the Archives agreed to let Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials delete or destroy documents that detail the sexual abuse and death of undocumented immigrants

In the 2017-2018 school year, more than 1.5 million public school children had experienced homelessness.

Forth Worth, Texas, has become the most recent city to pass an ordinance that will limit the number of dollar stores that can be developed. 

A number of black critics have received pushback on social media for their criticism of the new film "Queen & Slim."