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Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the United States’ commitment to Africa through his first virtual trip to Nigeria and Kenya on April 27.

The State Department’s Report on International Religious Freedom tracks assaults on the right to worship. Learn how the U.S. defends religious freedom.

The new California Climate Action Corps, a group of community volunteers and paid fellows, will work with the state’s government on environmental problems.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Learn why Jewish people in the United States mirror the country’s diversity and why the face of Judaism is changing.

From local governments to Congress and the Office of the Vice President, Americans of Asian descent are making their mark in U.S. politics.

Learn more about transgender rights from three activists: Tashnuva Anan Shishir from Bangladesh, Zoe Joffre from Mexico and Chaber from Poland.

In a mission that sounds like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster, NASA plans to test its ability to alter the course of a distant asteroid.

The U.S. public and private sectors are working to help people in Latin America with pandemic recovery, economic opportunity and climate change solutions.

A team of researchers has discovered the site where Harriet Tubman was raised. The home was later used as a stop on the Underground Railroad.