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Kim has been living at the Epiphany Center, a treatment facility in San Francisco for women struggling with addiction, for the past six months. She says her teddy bear is her only material possession left from her past: "Because everything I had, I've lost over and over again."

As Meth Use Surges, First Responders Struggle To Help Those In Crisis

The return of methamphetamine is overwhelming police, ERs and treatment centers — especially west of the Mississippi. But, unlike opioid dependency, meth addiction has no reliable treatment.

There aren't hard numbers on who is searching and how many, but many adoption agencies in the U.S. confirm that they've seen an uptick in international adoptees searching for their biological parents over the last decade or so.

I Found My Birth Mother. It Didn't Rock My Life — And That's OK

A common mantra in the international adoption community in the U.S. is that everyone has their own adoption story. I assume everyone has a unique reunion with their biological parent, too.

Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits, even as their bills force patients into debt. Of the nation's 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth.

Some hospitals rake in high profits while their patients are loaded with medical debt

Across the U.S., many hospitals have become wealthy, even as their bills force patients to make gut-wrenching sacrifices. This pattern is especially stark for health care systems in Dallas-Fort Worth.

President Bill Clinton accepts the applause of members of Congress at his 1999 State of the Union address.

As the nation has changed, so has the State of the Union speech

In the era of primetime coverage, the State of the Union offers a rare opportunity for a president to address — and for members to be seen by — a truly national television audience.

How 'I Saw the TV Glow' made a 'teen angst classic' soundtrack for the ages

The newly released psychological horror film I Saw the TV Glow possesses a star-studded original soundtrack that stands on its own as a great, angsty album.

Jamon Jordan, Detroit's official historian, sits on the porch of the original site of Motown Records, now a museum, on May 12, 2026. In September 2024, the museum broke ground for a $75 million expansion, projected to be completed within the next year.

To Detroiters, Motown is more than just music

The story of Motown Records is a quintessentially American story about the American Dream, civil rights and entrepreneurship — but it has a special significance in Detroit, where it all started.

Soccer fans fill the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., prior to the World Cup final between Brazil and Italy on July 17, 1994.

Soccer was once considered niche in the U.S. Then came the 1994 World Cup

Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup. But in the end, the tournament was considered a resounding success. How exactly did that happen?

Suspect On The Run Jumps The White House Fence

An unidentified suspect was was fleeing a robbery and climbed over the fence protecting the White House. Ironically, he fled the robbery into a massively guarded compound. He was taken into custody.

A Father's Pregnancy Photo Shoot

Nick Roberts surprised his girlfriend Brianna with a pregnancy photo shoot — of him. He says he ate some fast food beforehand so he'd look "a little pregnant."

Ohio Democrats Propose Universal Health Care Plan

Two Democratic state lawmakers have proposed a plan for universal health-care coverage for Ohio, but it’s a longshot, to say the least.Reps. Teresa Fedor…

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