Author: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed harsh racial and economic fault lines, and experts say recovery will be slow until Americans acknowledge the true toll.

White nationalists across the U.S. are using Christian symbols to spread a message of hate and violence, experts warn. Pastors are pushing back.

Following her father’s COVID-19 death, Abby Reinhard struggled to find a comfortable rhythm for her family during lockdowns, shutdowns and isolation.

Unrepentant participants and backers of Wednesday’s violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol said they believe they did nothing wrong.

Lulled into complacency by their rural county’s distance from the pandemic’s early days, residents of this Kansas county are now paying the price.

“This is our Katrina… You see it on TV but you can never understand unless you go through it,” said one resident of the fire ripping through Oregon.

Experts say efforts to reduce violence must focus on systemic reform for communities of color, not just more police officers on the streets.