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Piping plovers lay their eggs on the ground. They became an endangered species as development encroached on their habitat and made it harder for their chicks to survive. Under the Same Moon/Flickr, CC BY

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Why Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won’t hold up in court

Staff Writer - July 18, 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’

Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Opinion

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

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A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

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

The Strait of Hormuz is just one example of a busy shipping lane where GPS signals are blocked and faked. Asghar Besharati/Getty Images

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From Hormuz to the cockpit: How warfare and criminal activity undermine...

Staff Writer - June 23, 2026

Farmworkers harvest corn in a field. Much of U.S. agriculture, including Idaho’s dairy industry, relies on immigrant labor. Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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In deep‑red Idaho, even Republicans break with Trump on farm labor

Staff Writer - June 22, 2026

A man unloads humanitarian aid supplied by the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR at a school in Beirut used as a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

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Refugee numbers dropped in 2025 – but aid cuts and others...

Staff Writer - June 21, 2026

The Artemis III crew takes a photo during the crew announcement on June 9, 2026. From left: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio. NASA/Robert Markowitz

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NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment...

Staff Writer - June 21, 2026

U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner speaks to supporters on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. CJ Gunther/Getty Images

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Americans keep voting for scandal‑prone candidates because they just don’t want...

Staff Writer - June 18, 2026

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

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Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

Staff Writer - June 15, 2026

James Meredith looks at Aubrey Norvell, partially hidden behind foliage, after Norvell shot him in Hernando, Miss., on June 6, 1966. AP Photo/Jack Thornell

Opinion

Conspiracy theories that emerged from a civil rights shooting 60 years...

Staff Writer - June 14, 2026

A court interpreter checks the day’s schedule of assignments. AP Photo/Brennan Linsley

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The Constitution promises an interpreter for fair trials – US courts...

Staff Writer - June 12, 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