When Matthew Cage’s father died, Matthew knew it fell on him to financially support his mom. But there was a problem. Matthew had just been released from prison — and many don’t want to rent or employ someone with a criminal record. Experts say a…

CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Samuel wipes tears from his eyes as he walks out of the old former school-turned-emergency shelter on a sunny Friday morning on Chicago’s Southwest Side. He’s young — in his early 20s, he says — and has been alone for most of…

(NewsNation) — When a young veteran dies by suicide, many question what could have been done to prevent the tragedy. Dave Barbush, founder of Once A Soldier, has turned his focus on the ripple effect: the devastating grief and financial crisis their…

Correction: A previous version used the wrong acronym for Comfort Zone Camp (CZC). (NewsNation) — Friday nights at Comfort Zone Camp in New Jersey are the best kind of pandemonium — kids playing pickup basketball or gaga ball, friends catching up…

(NewsNation) — Drug cartels are making their way into high schools along the U.S.-Mexico border in a new way, by targeting average teens to smuggle drugs. In San Diego County, home to the busiest border crossing in the world, a spike in the number of…

(NewsNation) — A solar energy program is aiming to expand green energy efforts while saving money for those who need it most. Illinois Solar For All is helping create wealth and stability for homeowners affected by pollution and disinvestment by…

(NewsNation) — After research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was released early this year, there was a flurry of articles decrying autism is now more common among Black children than white. Yet this framing largely misses the…

(NewsNation) — A new kind of buzz is supporting more than just barbecues and beach days this summer. Mead — a drink similar to beer brewed with honey — is gaining in popularity, and the way it’s made could also help fuel the cultivation and…

(NewsNation) — As offices remain largely empty across the country, one bee scientist is hoping commercial building owners will consider an unusual resident: honey bees. “Seeing more butterflies and bees and hummingbirds around makes people want to…

(NewsNation) — Monae Joyner was a senior in high school and pregnant when she walked through the doors of Advance Preschool for the first time. She was looking for child care, but says she found so much more: education, a career, parenting help and…

(NewsNation) — Festival season is underway, with 125,000 people per day expected at Coachella alone this weekend, not to mention numerous smaller gatherings across the country. Yet hovering in the back of many minds is the dark cloud of fentanyl — a…

(NewsNation) — Thousands of displaced residents and their elected officials are beginning to clean up and rebuild after dozens of deadly and destructive tornadoes swept through wide swaths of the Midwest and South in less than a week. Jane Cage hopes…

Correction: A previous version misspelled Virginia Rangos’ name and misstated that Tyson was an investor in Clever Carnivore. CHICAGO (NewsNation) — The process of “growing meat” — made in a lab from a single animal cell — looks a lot like making…

(NewsNation) — The small coastal town of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, still bears scars more than a decade after Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast, but local leaders say they’re better prepared for the next one, thanks in part to data…

STOUGHTON, Wisc. (NewsNation) — Renee Lushaj’s day probably looks familiar to most Americans: juggling work between things like trips to the library and drop-offs at the doctor. But along with taking care of her family, she’s navigating day-to-day…

(NewsNation) — It sounds like science fiction — living architecture, self-healing bricks, edible construction. Yes, it’s alive: Some call it “mycotecture” the process of using biology to grow the materials used in buildings, all made possible by the…

(NewsNation) — Seven-year-old Ezra pushes the icons on his tablet — an essential tool for his independence — and a computerized voice the tone and pitch of a little boy speaks out: “I want cheese, please.” “I was in tears when we picked what type of…

(NewsNation) — In the early days of the pandemic, support workers for unhoused veterans faced a huge problem: Their work had always been done in person. “How we were engaging our veterans: visiting them in their apartments to provide case management,…

(NewsNation) — A group of mostly white Christian women are making immigration reform a sticking point in their politics — but not in the way you may think. Immigration policy has long been a political wedge, and many popular reforms have languished…

(NewsNation) — New data shows veteran homelessness dropped by more than half since 2010, with the number decreasing by 11% in just the past two years. A focus on getting veterans into independent housing as opposed to temporary shelters, along with…