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What kids are doing on tablets seems to matter more than how long they use them. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images

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Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture

Staff Writer - July 19, 2026

Once America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty Images

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After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

At times, feeling personally grateful to someone can feel like a big ask – but there are other forms of gratitude. Focus Pixel Art/Moment via Getty Images

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How to be grateful to someone – even when you really don’t want to

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

An International Workers’ Day demonstration on May 1, 2026, in Havana includes a protest of the ongoing U.S. blockade of oil to Cuba. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

There is growing support for electoral reform in the U.S. PeterSnow/Getty Images

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‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2026

Local officials get to participate in events such as ribbon cuttings, celebrating projects they may have helped make happen. NHLI/Eliot J. Schechter via Getty Images

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Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable

Staff Writer - February 10, 2026

The quest to restrict Planned Parenthood’s funding has made headway. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

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Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make...

Staff Writer - February 8, 2026

David Cargo, a Dungeons & Dragons player, dressed as one of his characters named Thorn Woodson, browses through board games at Portland Comic Expo on Oct. 27, 2019, in Portland, Ore. Ariana van den Akker/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

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Whether it’s yoga, rock climbing or Dungeons & Dragons, taking leisure...

Staff Writer - February 7, 2026

Violent immigration enforcement in Minneapolis has drawn protests nationwide. Congress has yet to investigate, but hearings may be inevitable at this point. AP Photo/Adam Gray

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Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change

Staff Writer - February 4, 2026

President Donald Trump attends the premiere of the ‘Melania’ documentary at the Kennedy Center on Jan. 29, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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Trump wants to shutter the Kennedy Center for 2 years –...

Staff Writer - February 4, 2026

Bad Bunny performs on stage on Dec. 11, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn...

Staff Writer - February 3, 2026

U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

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I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how...

Staff Writer - February 1, 2026

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

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

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

July 1, 2026

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