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Destroyed by LA fires, this community is showing how to rebound 鈥� and rebuildThe first property in Altadena, California, to start rebuilding after the wildfires offers hope, despite hurdles. Officials have eased permitting, and locals are acting fast.
Set in bronze: Dawn Staley statue honors her basketball legacy, and her missionThe newly unveiled statue in Columbia, South Carolina, honoring decorated athlete and coach Dawn Staley represents her basketball legacy,聽as well as her ongoing fight for equality.
In the new Medal of Honor museum, courage lives in every roomWhat makes someone courageous? The Monitor spoke with Chris Cassidy, one of the leaders of the National Medal of Honor Museum, about recipients of the U.S. award 鈥� and how available courage is to everyone.
For thousands abused as juveniles, LA County鈥檚 historic settlement opens new eraLA County supervisors are expected to approve a $4 billion settlement to thousands of survivors of alleged sexual abuse in juvenile centers. The largest such settlement in U.S. history includes an apology and validation of the harm done.
When government promises are broken, how is trust restored?What can history tell us about the social contract between the U.S. government and the American people? Our columnist interviews author Justene Hill Edwards about the Reconstruction-era Freedman鈥檚 Bank.
As cities fight to retain 鈥榮anctuary鈥� status, some immigrants question the policyThe Trump administration wants to take away federal funding from sanctuary cities; two in Massachusetts are suing. As they observe increased immigration enforcement, some immigrants say the policies aren鈥檛 effective.
Remember the opioid crisis? 46 states recorded a decline in overdose deaths.After years of epidemic, the good news on overdose deaths is both pronounced and widespread. Not only did 46 states report a decline, the total number of deaths dropped by more than 27,000 in one year.
Will Trump鈥檚 push to cut waste hit Social Security? The view from Georgia.What happens when the Trump administration鈥檚 effort to streamline government affects the Social Security system? The question is coming to the fore in places like Georgia.
Are we still friends? US-Canada border towns face a strange new reality.Planned limitations on Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, which spans the U.S.-Canada border, symbolize a fraying relationship between towns with traditionally close ties.
Cover StoryIn Kansas, the Shawnee vie for control of their historyA controversy in Kansas illustrates the dark history of聽U.S. Indian boarding schools. Can Indigenous peoples like the Shawnee control their story?
FocusFor LGBTQ+ elders, a search for safe housingAffordable housing is an issue for many older Americans. Members of the LGBTQ+ community are searching for solutions that allow them to live both safely and with dignity.
DC鈥檚 Black Lives Matter mural will be erased, but the idea can鈥檛 beUnder pressure from Congress and the Trump administration, Washington has begun to remove its Black Lives Matter mural. But Black history endures.聽
A civil rights activist on what 鈥楨yes on the Prize III鈥� means at this moment鈥淓yes on the Prize鈥� was a landmark documentary about the Civil Rights Movement. Dream Defenders鈥� Phillip Agnew, who is part of a new six-part series, talks about what the documentary means at this time of political upheaval.
65 years ago, sit-ins were born. Has their time come again?This Black History Month, our commentator interviews a civil rights leader about his past with the sit-in movement and what lessons can be learned for today.
How Carter Woodson became the 鈥榝ather of Black history鈥�Our columnist talks with one of Black History Month鈥檚 modern-day keepers about the work it takes to remember the past 鈥� and to carve out space for the future.
New Orleans one month after terror attack: Bring on the Super BowlNew Orleans started the new year with a terror attack that shook the U.S. One month later, 125,000 people are flying in for Super Bowl LIX. The city says it鈥檚 ready.
Party like a grandpa? Sober as a student? Generations flip script on alcohol.People ages 18 to 34 who say they drink fell from 73% in the early 2000s to 59% in 2024, according to Gallup. That鈥檚 the lowest this century.
鈥榃henever I call, Ben picks up鈥�: A friendship born from lonelinessIn San Francisco, an approach that gifts cellphones to homeless people 鈥撀爓ith someone on the other end 鈥撀爃elps to forge human connection.聽
Why 鈥榚qual opportunity for all鈥� and DEI are not the same thingPresident Donald Trump revoked the landmark Equal Employment Opportunity rule signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. The action shows an alarming tendency to conflate DEI with equal opportunity for all, our columnist writes.
鈥楶eople will be afraid to go to church.鈥� Congregations sue for sanctuary.On Monday, a group of Societies of Friends sued the Trump administration over an immigration directive that no longer considers churches 鈥減rotected areas.鈥� The churches argue it infringes on their religious liberty.
