Multimedia Journalist

Military service has been a part of American history since the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, and a core national idea has been that of the citizen-solider: ordinary people who take up arms when their country needs them and return to normal life afterward. With that in mind, for America’s 250th anniversary, we’ve ranked the entrepreneurs, politicians and cultural icons who’ve worn a uniform since 1776. (Everyone on this list is deceased. For the list of the 250 most successful...

Military service has been embedded into the fabric of American history since the beginning. Many Founding Fathers, including Washington and Hamilton, fought in the Revolution, and generations of great Americans have followed in their footsteps. In that spirit, for America’s 250th anniversary, we’ve ranked the entrepreneurs, politicians and cultural icons who all have one thing in common: They wore a uniform in defense of our nation. In compiling the list, we consulted with veterans groups and re...

In neighborhoods across the country, massive, windowless buildings are quietly reshaping local economies and daily life. The structures house data centers that power everything from social media to artificial intelligence. But while these supercomputers  promise innovation and economic growth, communities are beginning to question what that growth actually costs.


At their core, data centers are physical facilities that store and process digital information. Every time someone streams a video,...

On a sunny spring day at Howard University, Kiera Hale, an honors environmental studies student, approached a tree in “The Valley,” home to the science buildings on campus. She did not have to observe the tree for long before determining it was an evergreen magnolia, but she pulled out a book, “A Field Guide to Eastern Trees,” to confirm. 


Then, she climbed over the small fence before her. Using a special tool called a DBH tape, she identified the tree’s Diameter at Breast Height (DBH), the s...