From Tehran's prisons to Haifa's shelters, Payam Feili, who fled his native country as a gay writer, expresses his concern ...

One night, a suicidal trans girl said she had to cut the call short because it was getting to be past her bedtime. I am a ...

Two books that explore the deep flaws in our health care system are top of the pile today, along with fiction set from St. Paul’s Seventh Street to Vietnam.

Shyloh, who’s been homeless since March 2024, plans to attend Lewis-Clark State College online this fall. Scott McIntosh [email protected] Shyloh Crawfurd, 19, overcame homelessness and ...

Accessing reading material in prisons is hard, but Freedom Reads co-founder Reginald Betts, a former inmate, went beyond ...

XI, the SHE teams rescued 74 children, reunited 69 children with parents and admitted 5 children in shelter homes.

At a pop-up clinic, Oakland Animal Services offered care to dogs and cats in need. But the organization is on a tight budget.

The Supreme Court decided last year in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that clearing camps without providing alternative ...

I met the great Iranian novelist Mahmoud Dowlatabadi in 2006. We had the same publisher, and through them he sent me ...

Need something to do for the holiday weekend? Check out parades in Minburn, Perry and Waukee, listen to live music, watch ...

An estimated 7 million Ukrainian refugees live in Europe where they also create "book corners" to gather, unite and make sure children maintain their language and literacy in Ukrainian.

Cleveland Heights might be one of Ohio’s best-kept secrets – a place where small-town charm meets urban convenience in a package that won’t have you checking your bank account with dread after every ...