Julie Depenbrock

Minnesota state law mandates five school lockdown drills each year. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Since the start of the school year, there have been more than 70 shootings on campuses across the U.S... See more

Updated October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM PDT Since the start of the school year, there have been more than 70 shootings on campuses across the U.S., according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. That level of violence is why educators in the U.S. face what f... See more

The sun sets in Tangier Island, Va., where climate change and rising sea levels threaten the inhabitants of the slowly sinking island. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images As the ferry approaches Tang... See more

As the ferry approaches Tangier, Captain Steven Thomas tells a well-rehearsed history of the island, where crabbing has shaped the culture. He points out a handful of tiny buildings on stilts in the water. "Those are all crab shanties," he says over the b... See more

This small Virginia island could be underwater before the next century As the ferry approaches Tangier, Captain Steven Thomas tells a well-rehearsed history of the island, where crabbing has shaped the culture. He points out a handful of tiny buildings on... See more