Latest from Theresa Vargas
A D.C. police officer explains why he knelt before protesters. His reason matters.
It matters whether police departments have encouraged officers to kneel, forbidden them to do so or given them the freedom to decide for themselves what’s right.
  • Jun 3, 2020
Why these empanadas offer some hope amid the bleak unemployment numbers
Right now, the jobless are hurting. Some are also reinventing themselves.
  • May 30, 2020
In Cameroon, she was a journalist and disability activist. In the U.S., she’s stuck in place.
Hilda Bih Muluh, who has muscular dystrophy, applied for asylum after she was yanked from a car by gunmen.
  • May 27, 2020
Looking back to see forward: A former orphanage created to help women and children during the Civil War adjusts once again to a crisis
St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth and Families has been forced to close its child-care center and put on hold a fundraiser that had a guest list of 300.
  • May 23, 2020
An urn was stolen from a D.C. apartment building. In it were the ashes of a nurse, mother of 7 and woman who deserved more than that ‘indignity.’
What started as a private loss has turned into a public search — and has forced people to think about what it might mean to have no closure after the loss of a loved one.
  • May 20, 2020
A pregnant homeless woman and her daughter weren’t going to be another statistic, decided strangers who stepped up to help them
The 25-year-old, who is due any day now, is in a much different situation than she was just a few months ago.
  • May 16, 2020
One family’s experience with the ‘unfair’ math of our country: Four U.S. citizens plus one who is not equals zero stimulus funds
The Amador family is one of many in the country who won’t get financial relief from the government.
  • May 13, 2020
Don’t underestimate the strength of moms. They’re often their best during the worst of times.
This Mother’s Day comes at a time when moms are being asked to feel more, do more and be more.
  • May 9, 2020
To get federal benefits for disabilities that prevent them from filling out paperwork, they have to fill out paperwork — so they are suing.
One of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit that was filed in a federal court in D.C. this week is a man who is living in his truck. Another is the National Federation of the Blind.
  • May 6, 2020
They share a bunk bed in a homeless shelter. When the pandemic ends, they will move into neighboring apartments.
The men, who are in their 60s, have been cleaning doorknobs and floors at the Virginia shelter to stay safe until their move date.
  • May 2, 2020
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