Carlos had been thinking about migrating to the U.S. since he was a kid.
In San Francisco de la Paz, a valley outpost ringed by lush hills in the lawless “Wild East” of Honduras, about the only business that’s booming is home construction—fueled by American dollars sent home each month from migrants living in the U.S. Remittances from former villagers helped Carlos scratch out a living, but with every dab of mortar he splashed on vacant homes, he longed to join their owners. Read More...
Profession: Rock Climber
Biography: Ai Mori is a Japanese rock climber known for her accomplishments in lead climbing and bouldering on the international stage. She has secured victories at the World Cup and medals at the World Championships, making her one of the youngest Japanese athletes to achieve such a feat.
Mori's career in rock climbing began with a win at the Lead Japan Cup when she was just 12 years old in 2016. Read More...
The first alarm bell went off in Ashley’s head when no one at the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center was wearing a mask. No one was in scrubs, no one’s hair was tied up, and every staffer was wearing a visible cross. “I should have noticed all the red flags,” says Ashley, 28, whom TIME is identifying by her first name to protect her privacy. But it wasn’t until she sat down for a mandated counseling session in the brick building in a Dallas suburb that she realized what kind of a facility it was. Read More...
