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The reported rate of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter may be the lowest since reliable national data began to be collected in 1960. Jeremy Hogan/Photodisc via Getty Images

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The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why

Staff Writer - July 12, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO summit on July 8, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump – more view him as an enemy than a friend

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks in Cutler Bay, Fla., on March 6, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Justice Jackson’s birthright citizenship opinion includes Black Americans in the story of the nation’s search for equality

Colorado passed a landmark artificial intelligence law that was challenged in a federal lawsuit. AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images

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Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway

The Fort Gregg-Adams Religious Services Office held its first official Native American worship service at Heritage Chapel on the U.S. Army installation in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2024. Chad Menegay

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Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025. AP Photo/Ben Curtis

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A federal policy expert weighs in on Trump’s efforts to stifle...

Staff Writer - January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump shows off one of his new orders upon taking office. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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What’s behind Trump’s flurry of executive action: 4 essential reads on...

Staff Writer - January 29, 2025

Small but powerful – and potentially deadly. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

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Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Staff Writer - January 27, 2025

While tap water remains relatively consistent in composition, raw water quality changes by the day. ArtistGNDphotography/E+ via Getty Images

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How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains...

Staff Writer - January 27, 2025

Known as Mount McKinley until 2015, Denali’s current name reflects what Native Alaskans call the mountain. Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf...

Staff Writer - January 25, 2025

Declaring a state of public health emergency − and mobilizing resources to address it − is a power of the HHS secretary. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo

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Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health

Staff Writer - January 23, 2025

Several geezers appear on the court before a 5-on-5 pickup game. Andy Casper, CC BY-SA

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‘The geezer game’ – a nearly 50-year-old pickup basketball game –...

Staff Writer - January 22, 2025

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives for inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and...

Staff Writer - January 20, 2025

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026