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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

Hormone therapy relieves many symptoms of menopause. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women

Staff Writer - April 6, 2025

An activist protests the lifting of TPS status for Venezuelans in Doral, Fla. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

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Florida is home to about 341,000 immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti...

Staff Writer - April 5, 2025

Studies show that choosing ‘me time’ is not a recipe for loneliness but can boost your creativity and emotional well-being. FotoDuets/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script...

Staff Writer - April 4, 2025

A Mulberry Harbour for the 21st century. Image from video posted on Weibo via Chinese state media.

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Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection...

Staff Writer - April 3, 2025

Planned Parenthood clinics, like this one in Los Angeles, are located across the United States. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid...

Staff Writer - April 3, 2025

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...

Staff Writer - April 2, 2025

For companies like 23andMe, consumers are as much the product as the DNA test kits. Veronika Oliinyk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the...

Staff Writer - April 2, 2025

Conventional wisdom about nonreligious Americans’ voting misses some important distinctions. Sarah Rice/Getty Images

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America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics

Staff Writer - April 1, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

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