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‘You just didn’t mess around with federal judges,’ says a former federal judge. ‘It was a good way to get your head handed to you.’ sesame, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

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‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad...

Staff Writer - April 19, 2025

Hulk Hogan’s international fame as a wrestling superstar began in the 1980s. This photo is from 2009. Paul Kane via Getty Images Entertainment

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As wrestling fans reel from the sudden death of Hulk Hogan, a cardiologist explains how to live long and healthy − and avoid chronic disease

The city of Hiroshima was destroyed when the United States dropped atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Aug. 6, 1945. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Donald Trump wants to restrict journalists’ ability to publish or broadcast critical stories. Mesh cube, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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The case that saved the press – and why Trump wants it gone

A portrait of President Donald Trump in the ‘America’s Presidents’ exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars

National Guard members arrive at the Guard’s headquarters at D.C. Armory on Aug. 12, 2025 in Washington. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to...

Staff Writer - August 13, 2025

As Americans’ social worlds grow further apart, stereotypes intensify – driving an even deeper wedge between red and blue America. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you...

Staff Writer - March 22, 2025

Work and family are both central to many people’s sense of identity and how they hope to make a difference. Kobus Louw/E+ via Getty Images

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Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t...

Staff Writer - December 17, 2025

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Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – receding...

Staff Writer - June 12, 2023

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

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Craft breweries are fermenting change, addressing local ills while serving local ales

Staff Writer - May 23, 2023

Protesters run as Cameroonian security forces use water cannons to disperse them during the country’s latest election, whose integrity was widely challenged. AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal

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Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to...

Staff Writer - December 19, 2025

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Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a...

Staff Writer - March 19, 2021

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

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

Staff Writer - July 2, 2026

Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...

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...

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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

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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