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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio walks past a group of protesters after voting in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12, 2017 in Brooklyn. The protesters are calling for the closing of the Rikers Island jail complex.

Despite Scrutiny, Rikers Island's 'Culture Of Violence' Persists, Report Says

This latest report has fueled the debate on closing the jail facilities on the island.

Zac Wyrick, 28, is training to become a firefighter in Dayton after a long delay. The city didn't think it would have enough money, and pressed for funding in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

Dayton is spending some of its COVID aid in unexpected ways. It's not alone

Dayton, Ohio, was desperate for COVID aid to help with basic services. Now the city finds itself awash in funds, and it's looking at creative ways to spend some of the largesse.

President Biden (center) meets with top congressional leaders from both parties at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the debt limit.

Biden and congressional leaders met about the debt limit. They'll talk again on Friday

The government could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 1. President Biden said talks were "productive" though Speaker Kevin McCarthy said "I didn't see any new movement."

The out-of-pocket expense of mammograms, MRIs and other tests and treatments can be several thousand dollars each year when you have a high-deductible health policy.

High-Deductible Health Policies Linked To Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment

Her employer offered only a high-deductible health plan; that meant she'd have to pay up to $6,000 out of pocket each year. Advocates for patients say this sort of underinsurance is snatching lives.

Tents housing homeless line a street near the LAPD Central Community Police Station in downtown Los Angeles.

How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Along The West Coast

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits bans on camping in public parks and rights of way.

The Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal plant in Kamaishi Japan.

Postcard From A Japanese Steel Town

Kamaishi, Japan, may be a long way from Cleveland, but both cities have a lot in common.Once upon a time, they were thriving hubs for steel production.…

Postcard From a Japanese Steel Town

Kamaishi, Japan, may be a long way from Cleveland, but both cities have a lot in common. Once upon a time, they were thriving hubs for steel production. Then globalization happened. Companies had to figure out how to compete and survive in the world marketplace, and the old ways of doing things didn’t quite work anymore.

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A Pittsburgh Public School student scales a wall at ASCEND Climbing Gym on Pittsburgh's South Side. This class is part of the district's COVID Compensatory Services program, designed to help students with disabilities make up for the supports they lost access to during the pandemic.

In Pittsburgh, students with disabilities can rock climb to remedy learning loss

School districts across the country are working to help students with disabilities make up for the supports they lost access to during the pandemic. In Pittsburgh, those efforts include rock climbing.

Ye Haiyan is the activist known as "Hooligan Sparrow" — and the subject of a new documentary about her efforts to gain justice for six schoolgirls who'd allegedly been sexually assaulted by their principal.

'Hooligan Sparrow' Fights For Justice For Sexually Assaulted Schoolgirls

It happened in China. One of the men who reportedly assaulted them was their school principal. We talk to the director of a documentary about this case.

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