Alana Semuels

When the Snowflake-Taylor police department in the high desert of Arizona conducted an active shooter drill at Snowflake High School in October 2024, students didn’t take it seriously, says police chief Bobby Martin. They were wandering around campus, lau... See more

After a long career as a nurse, Lisa Bower, now 61, retired, started working as a part-time nanny, and, in 2021, realized she needed health insurance. The Illinois resident took to the Internet to sign up for a plan on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market... See more

DAPHNE, ALA.—The dozens of people gathered at the fire station one June afternoon quieted when the battalion chief dressed in a heavy blue uniform approached the podium. He was there to bless the fire station’s new baby box, a temperature-controlled bassi... See more

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump and Congress put into place a program that allowed people on Medicare to get their health care over the Internet. The policy proved wildly popular. Nearly half of Medicare beneficiaries re... See more

The after-school program disappeared from the Utah school where Jessica Langford sends her two older children, ages 7 and 9, in October 2024. At first, the charter school for neuroatypical kids replaced the program that had been charging Langford’s family... See more