Drownings, shootings, high-speed accidents, immigrants in labor — the life of a border paramedic — By Abe Streep Photographs by Michael Lundgren and Susan Meiselas

Persuading Latinos to vote Republican in the year of Trump — By Andy Kroll Photograph by Caitlin O’Hara On the Fourth of July, Sergio Arellano dragged himself out of bed before sunrise and pulled on baggy jeans and a T-shirt that read REPUBLICAN ACTION TEAM. As the strategic initiatives director for the Arizona Republican Party, Arellano is responsible for Latino outreach…

We spent time with four different communities and asked them about their experiences. Here’s what we learned. — By Lauren Smiley Photograph by Matt Mimiaga In boomtown San Francisco, there’s little slack for kids still finding their way. Housing is crunched. Rents top New York’s. Today, roughly one in five homeless people is 25 or younger. The boom has even hit people helping these youth; in 2013, after…

One in 23 children in the San Francisco public school district is homeless. Should the city help families leave? — Photographs by Taylor Johnson Text by Lauren Smiley Audio by Meradith Hoddinott This is a part of our photography series on youth homelessness for the SF Homeless Project. Learn about the things that young people carry, being homeless and LGBTQ, and life on the road. Soon after Martha Hurtado moved…

On the road with homeless youth — Photographs by Matt Mimiaga Text by Lauren Smiley Audio by Amy Standen This is a part of our photography series on youth homelessness for the SF Homeless Project. Learn about the things that young people carry, parenting in a shelter, and being homeless and LGBTQ. Dirty Kids and Crusty Kids…

The city has been sweeping up homeless encampments and confiscating belongings. We asked youth what they carry with them. — Photographs by Rian Dundon Text by Lauren Smiley Audio by Amy Standen This is a part of our photography series on youth homelessness for the SF Homeless Project. Learn about parenting in a shelter, being homeless and LGBTQ, and life on the road. The young homeless life is, by necessity…

Forty-eight percent of San Francisco’s homeless youth are LGBTQ. Many find their way to the city’s largest youth homeless shelter. — Photographs by Preston Gannaway Text by Lauren Smiley Audio by Amy Standen This is a part of our photography series on youth homelessness for the SF Homeless Project. Learn about the things that young people carry, parenting in a shelter, and life on the road. Isabella Black had never heard…

The women fighting the Colombian government tell their stories. — Photographs by Nadège Mazars Text by Nadja Drost The Western Hemisphere’s oldest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), is about to lay down its arms. After three-plus years of negotiations, the FARC and the Colombian government have signed a cease-fire. …

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