Sharon Cohen
The Associated Press
Chicago, IL, United States
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Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for the 1st time: ‘This is a hard thing to accept that you have to do this’
Now, in the pandemic of 2020, with illness, job loss and business closures, millions more Americans are worried about empty refrigerators and barren cupboards. → Read More
Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron... → Read More
Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus began eating... → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
The high hopes of graduates from the Class of 2020 have crashed as corporations slashed budgets and rescinded offers of jobs and internships. → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Tyler Lyson watched his parents’ financial collapse in the Great Recession, a decade ago. He vowed he’d find the security they never had: He would get a college degree. The 27-year-old won a full scholarship to the University of California-Berkeley and, on Monday, will become the first in his family to graduate from college. “I’m supposed to be doing great,” he said. Instead, he feels powerless… → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Mere months ago, the graduates of the Class of 2020 seemed all but assured of success. Then came the pandemic, shattering the economy. → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Last month, more than 20.5 million jobs vanished as the unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent – the worst since the Great Depression. The high hopes of graduates crashed as corporations slashed budgets and rescinded offers of jobs and internships. → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Last month, more than 20.5 million jobs vanished as the unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent – the worst since the Great Depression. The high hopes of graduates crashed as corporations slashed budgets and rescinded offers of jobs and internships. → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Last month, more than 20.5 million jobs vanished as the unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent – the worst since the Great Depression. The high hopes of graduates crashed as corporations slashed budgets and rescinded offers of jobs and internships. → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Last month, more than 20.5 million jobs vanished as the unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent – the worst since the Great Depression. The high hopes of graduates crashed as corporations slashed budgets and rescinded offers of jobs and internships. → Read More
Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Last month, more than 20.5 million jobs vanished as the unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent – the worst since the Great Depression. The high hopes of graduates crashed as corporations slashed budgets and rescinded offers of jobs and internships. → Read More
With virus, US higher education may face existential moment
The impact of the coronavirus has thrown the U.S. higher education system into a state of turmoil → Read More
Elizabeth Warren's rise started by looking at the bottom
As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt. At the same time, she cites her bankruptcy studies for revealing the real damage caused by these economic forces. → Read More
AP investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
A Knoxville case is highlighted in an Associated Press investigation into how many U.S. jails fail to prevent suicide. → Read More
AP: Many jails fail to stop inmate suicides
Read the headlines on any given day across America and you’ll find evidence of a crisis roiling the criminal justice system. → Read More
AP Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
Over 25 hours, one inmate begged for a doctor, screamed "help me," tore a blanket into strips and then killed herself. Another inmate, locked up on a probation violation and suffering from mental illness, threatened to choke herself. With suicides a problem in local jails across the U.S., → Read More
AP Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
The last time Tanna Jo Fillmore talked with her mother, she was in a Utah jail, angry and desperate. She’d called every day that week, begging for help. → Read More
AP Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
The last time Tanna Jo Fillmore talked with her mother, she was in a Utah jail, angry, pleading and desperate. She'd called every day that past week, begging for help. → Read More
AP Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides
The last time Tanna Jo Fillmore talked with her mother, she was in a Utah jail, angry, pleading and desperate. She'd called every day that past week, begging for help. → Read More
Video: Many U.S. jails fail to stop inmate suicides
Medication withheld, cries for help ignored, routine checks neglected: With suicides a problem in many jails across the U.S., an AP/Capital News Service examination raises troubling questions about whether deaths could have been avoided. → Read More