Thirty years after a landmark international document safeguarding women's dignity, much remains to be done to ensure the well-being of women and girls worldwide, said a top Vatican diplomat. On Sept.

Violent crime has fallen to historic lows in Chicago, although gun violence continues to plague neighborhoods with concentrated poverty. A 2023 study of five major cities showed that more than 55% of ...

People living in societies with more corruption, inequality, poverty and violence are more likely to exhibit "dark" personality traits—like narcissism, psychopathy and spitefulness. This is the ...

Thirty years after a landmark international document safeguarding women's dignity, much remains to be done to ensure the well-being of women and girls worldwide, said a top Vatican diplomat. On Sept.

A new global study shows that people in societies characterized by corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence are more likely to develop aversive, "dark" personality characteristics such as ...

Bryan Ransom Jr. at his home on the west side of Chicago. Credit: Akilah Townsend for Illinois Answers Project On a recent Tuesday, dozens of people lined the block waiting their turn at a food pantry ...

The dangerous, long train ride that begins in Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state, is a gateway to escaping poverty and gang violence in their countries. It also means risking life and limb to make ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...

Rasoul represents most of Roanoke and part of Roanoke County in the House of Delegates. He is a Democrat. Nearly every day a mass shooting or high profile sexual harassment story breaks the news. Gun ...

The talk is all about the economy and recession these days. TV news has endless stories of families who have lost their homes and women and men who have been out of work for one, two, or even more ...

For the past 16 years, South Africa’s government has not planned for the prevention of violence, particularly interpersonal ...