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State governments have had trouble regulating what crisis pregnancy centers should tell their clients and donors. AP Photo/Mark Zaleski

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Supreme Court bolsters donors’ free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling

Staff Writer - April 30, 2026

The Emiratis are poised to turn their back on their oil cartel buddies. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images

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UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment

Events that draw large crowds can create opportunities traffickers may try to exploit. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

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What to know about sex trafficking as Pittsburgh hosts the NFL draft

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at the Malabo stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on April 23, 2026, on the last day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. AP Photo/Misper Apawu

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‘Just war’ has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries – including criticism of Iran war

Dozens of immigrants from 18 nations take the oath to become U.S. citizens on Jan. 27, 2025, in Topeka, Kan. AP Photo/John Hanna

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Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback

In ‘Resident Evil,’ the Red Queen is efficient and logical, but also indifferent to human life. Constantin Film

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4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch...

Staff Writer - September 25, 2025

Goofing off at the office doesn’t do you any good. Milan Markovic/E+ via Getty Images

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Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work

Staff Writer - September 25, 2025

A researcher works in a cotton field in Jenkins County, Georgia, as part of a project on AI and pesticide use. Dorothy Seybold

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What happens when AI comes to the cotton fields

Staff Writer - September 23, 2025

Biosphere 2 is a research facility located near Tucson, Ariz. Katja Schulz/Flickr, CC BY

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Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth...

Staff Writer - September 23, 2025

TikTok appears to be changing hands, but what that means for users is up in the air. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

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TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social...

Staff Writer - September 22, 2025

Understanding how young kids develop executive function could be key to teaching children these skills in the future. University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop...

Staff Writer - September 21, 2025

A crowd protests in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 18, 2025, after the suspension of the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ taping earlier in the day. David Pashaee / Middle East Images via AFP, Getty Images

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Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s...

Staff Writer - September 20, 2025

AI companies are finding that chatbots don’t have the same liability shield that internet platforms do. Westend61 via Getty Images

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Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in the product liability hot seat

Staff Writer - September 19, 2025

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Seagrass has made an unexpected return to Mosquito Lagoon. Captain William B. Wolfson, Grassroots Guide Service, New Smyrna Beach, FL

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Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

Staff Writer - April 22, 2026

Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, Southwestern University and Hannah V. Herrero, University of Tennessee Florida’s Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem...

A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

April 22, 2026

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

April 21, 2026

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive...

April 20, 2026

Cannabis plants are seen at Harborside Oakland Dispensary on Aug. 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support

April 18, 2026