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Rachel Reyes holds a photo of her son, Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic encounter in Texas.

Her son was killed by ICE at a traffic stop. She says she's still waiting for justice

Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by an ICE agent two months into President Trump's second term. His mother says her family has yet to receive justice.

Radon Testing Proposed For Daycare Centers

Child-care centers in Kentucky would have to be tested for radon levels every five years under a bill approved on Thursday (March 6) in the House Health…

Robert Lee Johnson in his old neighborhood in Compton. Johnson remembers moving in one day in 1961. "I see moving vans, trucks and everything all down the street," he says. Johnson was 5 years old at the time, so he says he thought "it was moving day for everybody." And he noticed that all the other families moving in were were Black, too.

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

Inner Workings Of DarkSide Cybergang Reveal It's Run Like Any Other Business

New York Times investigative reporter Michael Schwirtz gained access to the dashboard of DarkSide, a Russian ransomware operation that's pulled in more than $90 million since it began last August.

Aide To Russian Opposition Leader Says U.S. Must Use Leverage Against Putin

NPR's Noel King speaks to Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, as President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a summit in Geneva.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona delivers remarks in Washington, D.C., in January. The department has extended the freeze on federal student loan payments several times since the pandemic began in March 2020.

The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer

The Biden administration extended the freeze on student loan payments yet again, this time until September, and announced a reset for borrowers in default.

Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments

In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl watches in July 2009 as one of his captors displays Bergdahl's identity tag during the first of several videos the Taliban released of the soldier.

Afghan Taliban Release U.S. Soldier Captured In 2009

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been released after almost five years in captivity, the White House said on Saturday. Bergdahl was released in exchange for five detainees from Guantanamo.

Federal Audits Of Medicare Advantage Reveal Widespread Overcharges

Internal audits, never before made public, provide striking evidence of billing mistakes in Medicare Advantage health plans. The Center for Public Integrity filed suit to obtain the records.

Week In Politics: Whistleblower Controversy, Iran

Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Review and Bloomberg Opinion and Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post talk about the whistleblower controversy and Iran.

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