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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's campaign bus tour in Albany, Ga., on Aug. 29, 2022.

Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Will they do it again?

One group that could help 2022 statewide Democratic candidates is Georgia's rural Black voters. They helped Stacey Abrams get close in 2018 and later pushed two Democratic U.S. senators to victory.

This artist gets up to her neck in water to spread awareness of climate change

Sarah Cameron Sunde brings her tidal cycle performance to New York City to cap off a nine-year global tour to spread awareness of sea level rise.

A high rate of monkeypox cases occur in people with HIV. Here are 3 theories why

Data shows that a disproportionate number of people who contract monkeypox are also HIV positive. Researchers are trying to figure out the reason.

Among the stars being questioned under oath for Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News are Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo. Banners bearing their images hang from Fox Corp. headquarters in New York City, first, second and fourth from left, respectively.

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

Suseela Kandasamy, left, watches Montgomery County Board of Elections official Ruel Michelin hand her 13-year-old son, Aadhavan Muralidharan, an application to be a student aide to poll workers in Wheaton, Md.

The midterm elections need workers. Teens, veterans and lawyers are stepping up

Some election officials are sending the call out to high school students, veterans and lawyers to help staff the elections. But COVID and the political climate are making it harder to recruit.

Temperatures in Longyearbyen, Norway above the Arctic Circle hit a new record above 70 degrees Fahrenheit in July 2020. The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the planet as a whole since 1979, a new study finds.

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

The Arctic is very sensitive to climate change. In the last 40 years, the region has warmed much more rapidly than the Earth as a whole, a new study finds.

David Ambroz (right) with his nephews, Alberto (left) and Alex (middle), at his home in Los Angeles earlier this month.

'A Place Called Home' is a vivid account of David Ambroz's harrowing childhood

David Ambroz's memoir delves into his childhood, his mother's mental illness and abuse, hunger and homelessness, and his profound love for his siblings.

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station set up in a fire station on Aug. 23 in Miami Beach, Fla.

Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok are bringing back familiar strategies from 2020 to fight the spread of disinformation in the 2022 midterm elections.

Minda Dentler handcycling at mile 32 of The Kona Ironman in Hawaii, 2013. She's the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship. When she was an infant, her legs were paralyzed by polio. "I wish all people who may be on the fence about vaccination could really meet me," she says. "I'm a reminder to families that they should vaccinate their children."

Striving to outrace polio: What's it like living with the disease

As polio makes a comeback, Minda Dentler reflects on her life with the disease. Paralyzed as an infant in India, she's gone on to become a champion wheelchair triathlete and an immunization advocate.

Republicans have invested millions in nonwhite voter outreach ahead of the midterms

After making gains in 2020 among voters of color, Republicans have invested in expanding minority outreach centers in places like Georgia and Pennsylvania. It's likely to continue into 2024.

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