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The silhouettes of the container cranes in the Port of Balboa in Panama City on Feb. 24, 2026. Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty Images

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Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

Staff Writer - March 4, 2026

A banner reading, ‘Regrettably, Putin did not die today. We are waiting …’ hangs in the City Garden of Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2023. Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images News

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Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

Javon Jackson, center, was able to register to vote following passage of a 2019 Nevada law that restored voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals. AP Photo/John Locher

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The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

Anti-trans bills effectively restrict transgender people’s ability to participate fully in society. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences

A group of demonstrators in Tehran wave Iranian flags in support of the government on Feb. 28, 2026. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

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Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely

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A New Mexico official who joined the Capitol attacks is barred...

Staff Writer - September 19, 2022

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Trump faces possible obstruction of justice charges for concealing classified government...

Staff Writer - September 5, 2022

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Here’s how government documents are classified to keep sensitive information safe

Staff Writer - August 13, 2022

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Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes...

Staff Writer - July 5, 2022

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Jan. 6 committee hearings show what went right, not just what...

Staff Writer - June 21, 2022

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Jan. 6 hearing gives primetime exposure to violent footage and dramatic...

Staff Writer - June 11, 2022

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Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania...

Staff Writer - May 24, 2022

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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as Supreme Court justice: 4 essential reads

Staff Writer - April 7, 2022

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EXPLORING NATURE

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Environment

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

Staff Writer - February 19, 2026

Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near...

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

February 17, 2026

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

February 12, 2026

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026