“Nobody Was Protecting Us”

Six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman slammed USA Gymnastics on Friday, saying the organization is “rotting from the inside” for empowering and enabling Larry Nassar’s sexually abusive behavior. “For this sport to go on we must demand real change,” she said on the fourth day of Nassar’s sentencing hearing. “If we leave it up to these […]

“Who's Going To Believe Us?”

ODANAH, Wisconsin — Hours after seeing her 14-year-old grandson, Jason, lying in the street just feet from her home, with police and EMS hovering over his motionless body, Cheryl Pero found herself in the cavernous gymnasium of the Bad River Reservation community center. Cheryl and her husband, Al, couldn’t go home — where they’d raised […]

“This Is Not Us”

A day after a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan drove a truck into a crowded bike path in New York City, killing eight people and wounding at least 11 more, members of the city’s large Uzbek community are worried about potential backlash, and wondering what can be done to prevent young people in their community from […]

“No One Has Helped Us”

SAN JUAN — More than week after Hurricane Maria smashed through Puerto Rico, leaving at least 16 people dead, the island barely has reliable electricity, clean water, and telecommunications — all while suffering from security concerns. With the American federal government being criticized for a slow response, it has been up to the mayors of […]

“This Won't Break Us”

Oli Scarff / AFP / Getty Images As Chris Greenhalgh walked toward his office in central Manchester on Friday morning, an extraordinary thing happened. Wearing a T-shirt which said “I heart MCR” on it, the 32-year-old found that he couldn’t go more than a few streets without being stopped. “It’s a half-hour walk, and I […]

“It Will Be The End Of Us”

SUSTICACÁN, Mexico — The phone in Manuela Marina’s sparsely furnished home in a tiny, picturesque town in central Mexico is her only lifeline. It rings once every two or three months with the promise of help from her children in Chicago, 1,850 miles to the north. By the time she gets a call, her noisy […]