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Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks in Cutler Bay, Fla., on March 6, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Justice Jackson’s birthright citizenship opinion includes Black Americans in the story of the nation’s search for equality

Staff Writer - July 11, 2026

The Fort Gregg-Adams Religious Services Office held its first official Native American worship service at Heritage Chapel on the U.S. Army installation in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2024. Chad Menegay

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Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible

Colorado passed a landmark artificial intelligence law that was challenged in a federal lawsuit. AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images

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Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway

A woman peeks out from the doorway of her home in Havana, Cuba, on May 6, 2026. Yamil LAge/AFP via Getty Images

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‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within

A service member fills out an absentee ballot in Afghanistan in 2008. Overseas voters often rely on mail-in ballots. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

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Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail‑in ballot decision

Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have all passed laws – now on hold – to mandate the biblical laws’ display in classrooms. mtcurado/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school...

Staff Writer - September 7, 2025

The ‘Vietnam War’ to some, the ‘American War’ to others. But why not the American-Vietnamese war? History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to...

Staff Writer - September 6, 2025

The U.S. Constitution’s first three articles are getting a lot of attention these days. giftlegacy, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and...

Staff Writer - September 5, 2025

The beans that created this cup of coffee had a long journey. Guido Mieth/Moment via Getty Images

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How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade

Staff Writer - September 2, 2025

Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas look on during the 60th presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP

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How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for...

Staff Writer - August 31, 2025

What does the future bring for American capitalism? Visual China Group/Getty Images

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American capitalism is being remade by state power

Staff Writer - August 31, 2025

Since 2016, researchers have been able to use the CDC’s Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System to gather data on Americans’ gender identity. akinbostanci/E+ via Getty Images

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We’ve been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender...

Staff Writer - August 30, 2025

More than 9 in 10 women take at least one medication during pregnancy, yet data on prescription drugs’ effects on the fetus are sparse. Adam Hester/Tetra images via Getty Images

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Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack...

Staff Writer - August 30, 2025

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

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

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026