Polly Irungu

Hundreds of patients with severe respiratory illnesses have reported using e-cigarette products.

These positions are among the hardest and lowest paid in the country.

In the rural United States, communities depend on emergency medical services, but operating an ambulance in these areas comes with a unique set of challenges. 

Over 800 workers died in the U.S. from heat exposure between 1992 and 2017.

Scholar Clint Smith explains why we don’t show the same empathy to those who suffer the consequences of our country’s actions against African Americans even today.

Four hundred years ago this month, the first group of enslaved Africans were forcibly brought by British colonists to what is now the United States. 

Sandy Darity breaks down the long term economic consequences of the aftermath of slavery and ties it into the racial wealth gap that we’re seeing today.

Two new Ebola treatments are not the only life-saving drugs on the horizon. There’s also been progress in the treatment of life-threatening diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.

The rapper’s company will serve as the “entertainment strategist” for the football league, and many are calling into question Jay-Z’s motives.

Like in 2016, the 2020 presidential candidates continue to talk about and visit Flint, yet many residents still don't have safe water. 

As esports becomes more popular, the gender divide amongst its competitors is becoming more apparent.

Black communities faced unprecedented violence during the Red Summer of 1919, and responded with activism that laid the groundwork for modern protest movements. 

Democrats lost many black voters in 2016. The Democratic debates in Detroit, a majority-black city, could show how Democrats plan to get those votes back in 2020.

Police departments around the country are trying to break the culture of silence around mental health struggles.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will be stepping down next month, after a tenure that saw him clash with President Trump over Russian election meddling.

Tinder has warned LGBTQ users to exercise caution when connecting to people in these countries as law enforcement has been known to use the app for entrapment. 

PG&E, Northern California's biggest utility, is under a microscope after being held responsible for some of the most devastating fires over the last two years. 

As a result, major drug companies will face the first of many lawsuits in October.