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The legislation, which had overwhelming support in the House and Senate, aims to make reporting hate crimes easier and puts resources into monitoring and preventing those crimes.

A disproportionately small number of Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten vaccinated so far. Samantha Artiga of the Kaiser Family Foundation discusses barriers to access and what needs to be done.

Economists expect the additional federal spending, coupled with an improving public health picture, will jumpstart economic growth this year.

The Biden administration will offer temporary protected status to people who fear returning to Myanmar after the military coup and ensuing suppression of protesters that has killed at least 70 people.

The president said he doesn't want to forgive the loans of people who went to "Harvard and Yale and Penn." The real picture of student debt in the U.S. is much more complicated.

A new report warns that outdoor workers are at risk of lost wages and dire health consequences if greenhouse gas pollution continues. People of color are especially vulnerable to harm.

The U.S. drawdown from Afghanistan includes American diplomats who moved embassy operations to the airport in Kabul. They're now leaving too as the White House decides how to deal with the Taliban.

Something remarkable has been happening in American retail. Despite the devastation of the pandemic, people are still opening new stores. That's true about major chains but also small shops.

President Biden says he's determined to end the U.S. airlift by his Aug. 31 deadline. The Taliban are hardening their positions. They say Afghans will no longer be allowed to leave the country.

Extreme weather fueled by climate change is straining the financial and human resources of emergency agencies and first responders, especially wildland firefighters across much of the West.