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Irene Fogel Weiss holds a photograph of her mother and brothers, who were killed during the Holocaust, during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 14, 2026, in Washington. Heather Diehl/Getty Images

Government

About half of young Americans can’t name a single Holocaust site, repeating a pattern of ignorance seen in postwar Germany

Staff Writer - April 19, 2026

Inside a laser clean room. The beam is contained within the blue pipe. Ahmed Helal

Government

I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers – here’s what a shot day looks like

Congress has not used its constitutionally granted power to influence the war in Iran. Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images

Government

Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75‑year trend

A pipe carries water and raw sewage into the C&O Canal, parallel to the Potomac River. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Government

Washington DC’s 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble

Iran’s Shahed drone is essentially a poor man’s cruise missile. AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Government

One‑way attack drones: Low‑cost, high‑tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare

A woman poses with a picture of Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in central Tehran on March 9, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

Government

Who are Iran’s new leaders? A look at 6 the US...

Staff Writer - March 20, 2026

Boosting pay for food delivery drivers is proving hard to pull off. Kevin Carter/Getty Images

Government

Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s...

Staff Writer - March 19, 2026

Suspending the Jones Act allows foreign-based oil tankers to sail between U.S. ports. AP Photo/Eric Gay

Government

Soaring gas prices prompt Trump to ease oil tanker rules – how...

Staff Writer - March 19, 2026

More than a third of people in state prisons have served time in a juvenile facility, according to The Sentencing Project. SAKDAWUT14/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Government

Pittsburgh spends millions on juvenile detention – research points to cheaper,...

Staff Writer - March 18, 2026

A famous UAP video shows an unexplained object as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. Department of Defense via AP

Government

While the US government is investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, academic researchers...

Staff Writer - March 15, 2026

People gather in a rally to support Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File

Government

Iran’s ruling structure explained

Staff Writer - March 15, 2026

What power does the U.S. Congress have over the president’s war in Iran? Douglas Rissing, iStock/Getty Images Plus

Government

Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump’s war with Iran...

Staff Writer - March 12, 2026

Colorado is leveraging its tax code to reduce child poverty. Royalty-free/Getty Images

Government

Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying...

Staff Writer - March 12, 2026

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EXPLORING NATURE

The Salton Sea is shrinking and releasing toxic dust from its lake bed. Jennifer Davis/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Environment

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung...

Staff Writer - April 5, 2026

Jill Johnston, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California and Shohreh Farzan, University of Southern California Southern California’s...

The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159

New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

March 29, 2026

Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry’s environmental impact. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...

March 28, 2026

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when...

March 27, 2026

The snow drought was evident in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2026. This golf course is normally used for cross-country skiing in winter. Mario Tama/Getty Images

2026’s historic snow drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the...

March 26, 2026