Making the switch from rescue to recovery requires considering hundreds of factors and can take a heavy toll on frontline workers and families.
Author: Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
5 dead after hot air balloon crashes into power line in New Mexico
The hot air balloon with five people on board struck multiple power lines in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
After serving 20 years for a crime he didn’t commit, he’s building a new legacy: a barber college
Juan Rivera was wrongly convicted of murder and spent 20 years in jail. Now he’s running a barber college with his former prison guard.
New Jersey city is replacing its Christopher Columbus statue with one honoring Harriet Tubman
The monument in Newark, New Jersey, is expected to be installed next summer in Washington Park, which will be renamed Tubman Square.
3 dead, 4 injured after shooting late Monday in St. Louis
At least three people are dead and four others were injured Monday night after a shooting outside a convenience store in St. Louis.
High winds, tornadoes and drenching rain reported as Tropical Storm Claudette batters parts of Gulf Coast
Claudette made landfall in southeast Louisiana just before 7 a.m. CT Saturday and is drenching coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
A gay couple faced harassment for 5 years. Handwriting analysis led to a suspect: A neighbor.
During more than five years of harassment, about 30 pieces of mail with homophobic names on them were sent to the couple’s home in Massachusetts.
Woman never saw a gun on Winston Smith before he was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in Minneapolis
A woman who was with Winston Smith, a Black man fatally shot by two deputies in Minneapolis earlier this month, said she never saw a gun on him.
Loving Day: A look at interracial marriage 54 years after Supreme Court decision
Loving Day is celebrated on June 12, the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, a historic court decision that overturned bans on interracial marriages.
‘White supremacy colors everything, even art’: Tattoo artists of color battle narrative that ideal skin for ink is white
Despite deep histories of tattooing in communities of color, artists say this myth persists, revealing the racism and colorism within the industry.