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Rising poverty, unemployment, and inflation have plagued Costa Rica. Every few blocks, a person is passed out or sleeping on the street.
Development
‘This is not a peaceful country’: Violence and poverty soar in Costa Rica
woman on bench
On Course
Safe and unsilenced: Afghan scholars find refuge at US universities
Derrick Sanderlin, right, at a Black Lives Matter protest in San Jose, California, last month.
Conflict & Justice
Police reform requires culture change, not just diversity, advocates say
A young woman sits in front of a laptop typing.
Global Nation Education
One Latina’s journey to college amid admissions scandals and inequities
A man holds a boy on his lap.
Immigration
California governor halts deportations of 2 Cambodian refugees, thwarting Trump administration
Activists dressed up as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" are shown back lit from a low perspective.
The red cloak of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights
Woman in church holding book and singing
Religion
American evangelicals are more diverse than ever. But some don’t want to be part of the ‘evangelical movement.’
Arts, Culture & Media
Cellist
Gijiu Kitazawa (left) started the Kitazawa Seed Company back in 1917. He had to restart the company after his family was sent to a prison camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.
Business
How a Japanese American business survived World War II and tied together two families
Rapid response training
Global Politics
US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations
Erick Silva Palacios
Global Politics
Young, undocumented and trying to ‘keep my sanity’
Automation
Jobs
Meet LoweBot, a customer-service robot here to give you ‘superpowers’
Aki Kumar
Music
I wanted to be bigger than Bill Gates — but I fell in love with the blues
Family
Global Politics
A Trump dad and his Bernie daughter clash over immigrants’ rights
A demonstrator stands guard with a rudimentary mortar in front of a burning barricade during protests against Nicolás Maduro's government in San Cristóbal, Venezuela.
Conflict & Justice
Venezuelans, at home and abroad, have to jump through hoops to stay connected as protests continue
Business, Economics and Jobs
California’s immigrant farmers squeezed by Silicon Valley success
Arts, Culture & Media
The Quest for Magical, Nutty Tasting Cheese from Northern Spain
Mental health officials try to help Middle Eastern refugees with PTSD
Wired Wilderness
Conflict & Justice
Middle Eastern Refugees in California Suffer with PTSD
Falcon Addiction
Environment
Scientists explore benefits of hallucinogens for psychological disorders
Global Politics
California legislator proposes beer tax to fill state budget gap
Conflict & Justice
Purse snatchers target Vietnamese Americans in California