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Alejandro Díaz greets a cat on Oct. 23 at an apartment complex in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. He's an outreach worker with Healthy Little Havana, going door to door to talk to people about getting tested for COVID-19.

Door To Door In Miami's 'Little Havana' To Build Trust For Testing And Vaccination

COVID-19 has hit hard in Miami's low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Outreach teams are meeting people where they live, answering questions and connecting people to free testing.

Progressives Call On Biden To Work To Stop Executions

With federal executions being carried out in the final weeks of the Trump administration, progressive activists feel the urgency to press the incoming Biden administration to curtail the practice.

Classical Music Highlight: An Afro-Blue Christmas

Tonight at 8:00 we'll enjoy a concert by Howard University's permier a-cappela vocal ensemble, Afro Blue, with special guest pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Tune…

Jose Paéz (right), who migrated from Venezuela, pleads with a Colombian police officer. He was detained with about 50 other people at a roadblock in Pamplona.

Large Venezuelan Migration Sparks Xenophobic Backlash In Colombia

About 2 million Venezuelans have settled in Colombia in recent years amid their country's deep economic crisis. Some of the migrants are shocked by their neighbors' anti-Venezuelan attitudes.

Jörg Meuthen, co-federal leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks at the party congress Nov. 28, in Kalkar, Germany. Meuthen criticized the party's right wing in his speech. The AfD held the two-day congress in person, as total confirmed coronavirus infections passed the 1 million mark.

How The Pandemic Dented The Popularity Of Germany's Far-Right AfD Party

Many expected the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, to continue growing stronger, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the far-right party's deep internal divisions.

Weekend Bridgeport Killing Pushes Murder Rate To Highest Level In 14 Years

The fatal shooting of a man over the weekend in Bridgeport caused the city to reach its highest number of homicides since 2006.Twenty-eight-year-old…

Organ Donation Nonprofits Face New Scrutiny Under Trump Administration Rules

Health officials are changing how they assess the regional nonprofits that find organs to transplant. The goal is to understand, and eventually fix, the geographic disparities in organ availability.

Cuomo Hopes Virus Spike Is Aberration

New York State’s positivity rate for the coronavirus jumped to 8.3% , according to the latest numbers released by Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday. The news…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has blocked an attempt to have senators vote on increasing direct coronavirus relief payments.

Outlook Unclear For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Payments As Action Shifts To Senate

Senate Democrats excoriated majority Republicans and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, but the road ahead remains uncertain for more in direct disbursements from the government.

Croatian soldiers walk next to damaged buildings Tuesday in Petrinja, some 30 miles from the capital, Zagreb, after the town was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Croatia, Killing At Least 6

The U.S. Geological Survey said it is the largest Croatian earthquake measured on modern seismic instruments.

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