Ashley Brown

The U.S. government classifies some 50 million documents every year, but doesn't declassify documents at nearly that rate.

The U.S. has an overclassification problem, says one former special counsel

Kai McNamee

The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office has put new scrutiny on how the government classifies documents.

In a move that experts say is a key shift for Russia, the Kremlin has named General Valery Gerasimov as the new overall commander of the war in Ukraine.

What Putin's shake-up of top commanders could mean for the war in Ukraine

Mary Louise Kelly

Jealousy. Power struggles. Political infighting. This week's shake-up of Putin's top commanders in charge of Russia's invasion in Ukraine have it all, according to some security experts.

With measuring tape and notepad, marine ecologist Enric Ballesteros surveys the organisms living on a healthy reef in the islands. When author Enric Sala and his team first visited here in 2009, they found these reefs in a pristine state, with a profusion of species, many of them rare.

This coral reef resurrected itself — and showed scientists how to replicate it

Jonaki Mehta

While scientists studied a coral reef ecosystem in the South Pacific, rising temperatures led them to believe it was doomed. Then, something miraculous happened.

Kimberly and Felix Rubio are mourning the death of their daughter, Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio.

Tres meses después de la tragedia en Uvalde, estas familias afrontan el dolor

Alejandra Marquez Janse

Ante las consecuencias del tiroteo masivo en la escuela en Uvalde en mayo, las familias de las víctimas y los sobrevivientes están tratando de superar su dolor y encontrarle sentido a su nueva vida.

Three months after the tragedy in Uvalde, this is how these families are coping

Alejandra Marquez Janse

In the months since the mass school shooting at Robb Elementary, some parents are turning their grief into action, while others are dealing with guilt and trying to make sense of their new lives.

Eloyd Castro, 11, izquierda, juega videojuegos con su hermano Emmanuel Castro, 12, derecha, en su casa en Uvalde, Texas.

Mientras las escuelas de Uvalde abren este mes, estas familias escogen otras opciones

Jonaki Mehta

Mientras que las clases en persona empiezan por primera vez en Uvalde esta semana desde el tiroteo masivo, algunas familias han escogido educar a sus hijos en casa en vez de llevarlos a las escuelas.

Eloyd, 11, left, plays online video games with his brother Emmanuel, 12, right, at his home in Uvalde, Texas.

Uvalde kids go back to the classroom this week. These parents chose other options

Jonaki Mehta

This week, as in-person school resumes for the first time since the shooting, some Uvalde parents have chosen to homeschool their kids rather than send them back to the classroom.

Nicole Ogburn shows the new tool that she will use this year to know the emotional state of her students.

Esta maestra sobrevivió el tiroteo en Uvalde. Ahora explica por qué regresa a clases

Juana Summers

Este año, mientras Nicole Ogburn prepara su salón de clases, su prioridad ya no son las decoraciones. En cambio, está comprando cosas para hacer que el salón sea más seguro.

This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job

Juana Summers

This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.

A head injury gave Ingrid amnesia. Then came the journey to rediscover her history

Ari Shapiro

Author Ingrid Rojas Contreras was forced to relearn the supernatural legacy of her family when faced with an injury that left her with amnesia.