Addie is a WORLD reporter who often writes about poverty fighting and immigration. She is a graduate of Westmont College and the World Journalism Institute. Addie lives with her family in Lynchburg, Virginia.
BACKGROUNDER | A veterinary tranquilizer is compounding a crisis of drug deaths
Migrant deaths continue to rise, putting huge burdens on local communities
Humanitarian parole could run out for tens of thousands in late summer
Authorities continue to grapple with increased migrant deaths
California officials continue to resist the El Cajon mayor’s pleas to end it
The Biden administration may struggle to reach its ambitious target this year
States take steps to make it easier for felons to regain voting rights after completing their sentences
Local groups push to expand voting rights for convicted felons
The Biden administration aims to ease the strain on the asylum system
A new Cato Institute study indicates that single-parent poverty dropped by 62 percent between 1995 and 2016