Abortion. Gun control. Climate. The U.S. remains stalled on so many big issues because the U.S. Constitution is old and outdated. After all, it was written by men who enslaved people. So what can Americans do to change it?

The death industry in the U.S. buries millions of tons of materials in the ground every year, including millions of gallons of toxic embalming chemicals. But it wasn’t always this way.

So what does greener death care look like?

Amaryllis Fox's secret life in the CIA taught her one lesson: Listen to your enemy. As she begins the process of having her CIA cover rolled back, this is the first time she has spoken publicly about working undercover.

Disease detective and epidemiologist Dr. Céline Gounder walks us through the new Omicron variant and what it takes to end a pandemic.

Heather Chapman's bipolar son was sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbery at age 19. She says his condition has worsened since then, due in large part to his time in isolation. She's afraid he'll die before he gets out.

Biden is hitting Russia hard with sanctions in an effort to damage the Russian economy and stop the Ukraine War. Sanctions are go-to foreign policy for U.S. presidents, because they inflict damage on uncooperative countries without military intervention. The U.S. has dozens of active sanctions programs around the globe, but how effective are they? After all, some sanctions have been going for decades.

In the U.S. almost everyone has to drive, so high gas prices are eating into a lot of people’s budgets. In March 2021, a gallon of gas cost an average of $2.87. By March 2022, that had jumped to $4.23. But why? Is it just another consequence of the war in Ukraine, or is something else going on? We’re going to look at exactly why U.S. consumers are so vulnerable to price changes in ways drivers in many other countries are not.

Two homeless women spoke with us about the challenges of being on the street, and why it's so hard to escape.