Alexandra Botti

A look at how a failure to treat those struggling with drug addiction in prisons is contributing to the nation’s opioid epidemic.

South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. Protests erupted there after a 23-year-old rape victim killed herself on August 3rd.

Nebraska executes 60-year-old convicted murderer Carey Dean Moore, becoming the first state to use the synthetic opioid fentanyl to put someone to death.

After months of scandal over wasteful spending, West Virginia lawmakers have voted to impeach each of the four remaining members of the State Supreme Court.

One of the hundreds of grandmothers who make up Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden sends us dispatches from the road, as the group protests immigration policies.

The mental health care system in Chicago has been devastated. Some groups are trying to pick up the pieces.

The world came within a few signatures of major global agreement to combat climate change — decades ago. What happened? 

Experts say we've been missing a crucial piece of the country's opioid crisis: gender differences in opioid use and addiction.

90% of us either hate cooking or feel lukewarm about it. What's a grocery store to do?

One Puerto Rican restaurant in New York City showcases its legacy and culture through its food, and passes its cooking traditions down through generations. 

Chef Edward Lee describes American food as a simmering soup that is both layered and complex, but also delicious.

What impact have television food shows had on home cooking in America?  

Police are making use of smartphone technology to improve their own work as never before. In New York City, that means a slew of new iPhone apps.

Nevada death row inmate Scott Dozier's execution is set to be the first in the U.S. with a never-before-used drug combination that includes the controversial opioid fentanyl.

A federal judge last week said the Constitution provides no protection for education.

On the 150th anniversary of the ratifying of the Fourteenth Amendment, one historian says the story of the amendment is one of African American activism.

After a 100,000 mile journey into the heart of America, Deborah and James Fallows say you learn what people want in American leadership, when you step away from national politics. 

Halima Aden is making a name for herself, in part as a woman bringing the hijab to high fashion as never before. But her story begins in a Kenyan refugee camp.

Sunday marked the first day women in Saudi Arabia were allowed to drive. Three sisters reflect on what the change means to them.

In West Virginia this week, two branches of the state’s government are simultaneously embroiled in scandal.