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Gas prices were well over $4 a gallon on April 28, 2026, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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What’s in the price of a gallon of gas?

Staff Writer - May 1, 2026

The U.K. Parliament passed legislation in an effort to control spiraling rental costs and reverse rising homelessness rates. Matt Cardy/Getty Image

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England’s ‘once in a generation’ housing law takes effect as US housing legislation sits in congressional purgatory

The Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz has largely brought oil traffic to a halt, hitting petroleum-exporting countries hard. Asghar Besharati / Getty Images

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The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined

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

Government

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

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

A record number of female candidates stood in the 2024 Japanese election. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images

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Japanese women have long sacrificed their surnames in marriage − politics...

Staff Writer - April 27, 2025

The coral reefs of Palmyra Atoll, part of Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, provide nurseries for many fish species. Andrew S. Wright/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s...

Staff Writer - April 23, 2025

A Des Moines Water Works employee takes samples from a nearby river for analysis. The regional water utility delivers drinking water to more than 500,000 Iowans. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

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Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2025

Western North Carolina six months after Hurricane Helene is storm-scarred and still recovering. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

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I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2025

Keith Haring paints a mural in New York City on Aug. 20, 1987. Mark Hinjosa/Newsday RM via Getty Images

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With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future...

Staff Writer - April 20, 2025

‘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...

Staff Writer - April 19, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as his then-Fed chair nominee Jerome Powell steps to the lectern. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that...

Staff Writer - April 18, 2025

There’s a sizable group of Americans who agree with the phrase ‘I think society should be burned to the ground.’ Anton Petrus-Moment/Getty Images

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A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk...

Staff Writer - April 17, 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

Environment

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