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Caption- After his cattle had left the farm, Harlow spent most of his days sleeping. 'What else do I have to do,' explained Harlow.

My kids are at still at risk, said Miller. 'Does anybody care?' asks Carol Miller, after watching the news and learning Doe Run offered to buy only some of the homes near plant. Many families with children behind.

Despite modifications the Doe Run's lead smelter remains out of compliance with federal air monitoring standards causing high lead levels in children and contaminating the town in Herculaneum.

A little girl lay in the snow on the street near the bazaar in Kabul after a snow storm blanketed the city. Her mother left her there to collect money from passers-by and went on down the street to beg for money. The economic situation in…

Liloma, 32, (right) from Ghazni in southeastern Afghanistan, is comforted by her sister-in-law, Fowzia, after surgery for a tumor in her uterus at Malalai. The hospital for women lacks even the basics for gynecological care. (woman on far left is…

A mentally ill woman huddled under blankets to keep out the bitter winter cold at the homeless shelter, Marastoon, in Kabul Afghanistan.

About 220 workers are involved in the United Nations project to make a park for women in central Kabul. Thirty years ago this area was a lush garden for females with grass, benches, a well and large shade trees. The park suffered during years of…

Throughout the week Salvana, second from left, cares for her step sisters and brother while Halbert works. They often keep one another entertained by reading Navajo folklore, playing with toys, or simply watching television.

STRESSED DAY OFF-- Gloria Quinones, 26, struggles while facing her day off from her $5.47 an hour job at a print shop. Her day is filled with housework and watching her five kids. She buries her face exclaiming, 'I have a headache,' as daughter…

WHEN MINIMUM ISN'T ENOUGH- LOCKED OUT-- Amanda McMillion, 26, sobs as the door to her apartment is locked up after being evicted from building that was deemed unsafe by the city. Now, the single mother of three, who has no family support, faces…