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Wildfire smoke filling the New York City skyline was a familiar sight to communities in the Western U.S., who have had to learn to live with the effects of more extreme fires.

3 lessons from the Western U.S. for dealing with wildfire smoke

How bad does the air get inside your house? What should schools do about recess? Western states have grappled with all that before.

History is woven into 88-year-old Dorothy G.C. Quock's dress, which she fashioned from an heirloom rice bag. After Quock's father immigrated to San Francisco from China's Guangdong province, he took a job delivering sacks of rice to Chinatown businesses and residences.

'Chinatown Pretty' Celebrates Asian American Elders And Their Sartorial Flair

This portrait series documents the vibrant street style of seniors in Chinatowns across North America. Amid a pandemic and a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes, it's a reminder of joy and resilience.

Shutdown fears leave voters in Georgia wondering who to blame

Voters in critical swing areas of Georgia are preparing to weather the consequences of a federal shutdown and question which party is responsible.

The 1970 New York City Pride Parade commemorated an uprising at the The Stonewall Inn the year before.

New York City Celebrates 50 Years Of Pride Parades

The city's first parade celebrating LGBTQ identity took place a year after the Stonewall Uprising. Due to COVID-19, this year's event is virtual, featuring a 24-hour line up of global performances.

Festivalgoers file through the entrance to Kendal Calling, a four-day outdoor music festival in England's Lake District. For the first time, attendees can have their illegal drugs tested before they take them as part of a new project to prevent overdoses.

Making Sure Ecstasy Is Ecstasy: Volunteers Test Drugs At U.K. Music Fests

This summer, the first stop for many U.K. partiers will be a special tent where, without fear of arrest, they can get their illegal drugs tested for potency and makeup to prevent overdoses.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow described the poverty of his Ohio hometown during his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech. Since then, the Athens County Food Pantry has received a flood of donations from around the U.S.

Heisman Winner Spotlights Hunger In His Hometown, And Food Pantry Donations Pour In

"I'm up here for all those kids in Athens and in Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school," LSU quarterback Joe Burrow said when accepting the trophy.

President Biden speaks at the House Democratic Caucus' Issues Conference on March 11 in Philadelphia.

Democrats huddle to plot midterm strategy as inflation rises

President Biden traveled to Philadelphia to pump up lawmakers who are on the ballot this fall and are already getting an earful from constituents about higher costs for gas and groceries.

Boxes of freshly picked yellow squash, peas, berries and peaches sit in a row on the auction floor.

Berries for the highest bidder: Why some towns are embracing produce auctions

Nearly one in five people in Morgan County in eastern Ohio is food insecure, even though the area is surrounded by farmland. New money from the state hopes to address that problem.

Two people with clipboards and purple shirts knock on the front door of a white house.

In Lorain County, a door-to-door naloxone delivery is quietly saving lives

In just three years, overdose deaths in Lorain County have dropped 55%. But the county’s progress could be threatened by recent funding cuts.

'Mr. Cincinnati' Jim Tarbell serenades Lucy May

On Cincinnati Edition, Jim Tarbell joins us for the full hour to discuss the Ludlow Garage, Arnold's, City Council — and he brought his harmonica.

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