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Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to homes in North Carolina in 2024. AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek

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Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the government, as Trump administration nixes rules on fairness, community input and resilience

Staff Writer - June 20, 2025

Portraits of Iranian military generals and nuclear scientists killed in Israel’s June 13, 2025, attack are displayed on a sign as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

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Nuclear scientists  have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows

Smartphone witnessing helped spur the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Ethan Swope

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Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions

The committee assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence, from left: Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and John Adams. Currier & Ives image, photo by MPI/Getty Images

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Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too

The National Guard and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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The use of federal troops to quell Los Angeles protests recalls militarized law enforcement during the Civil Rights Movement

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Why would the Trump administration ban travel from Chad?

Staff Writer - October 12, 2017

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What hundreds of American public libraries owe to Carnegie’s disdain for...

Staff Writer - October 12, 2017

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How Columbus, of all people, became a national symbol

Staff Writer - October 8, 2017

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What makes American society so violent? 4 essential reads

Staff Writer - October 7, 2017

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Six things to know about mass shootings in America

Staff Writer - October 3, 2017

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Defying Trump, Alabama GOP picks Roy Moore – and embraces the...

Staff Writer - September 29, 2017

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Surviving crisis: UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala has global...

Staff Writer - September 25, 2017

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Every year, millions try to navigate US courts without a lawyer

Staff Writer - September 22, 2017

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If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire...

Staff Writer - May 31, 2025

Elay Shech, Auburn University Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored...

Mountain chickadees are unusual in having more complex calls than songs. Vladimir Pravosudov

Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls

May 27, 2025

A deadly tornado hit London, Ky., on May 16, 2025, just a few weeks after another tornado outbreak in the state. Allison Joyce/AFP/Getty Images

In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the...

May 26, 2025

Aid has only trickled into Gaza despite the Israeli government saying it would ease its blockade. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight...

May 26, 2025

Sick animals often move to warmer places to raise their body temperature. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Stone via Getty Images

From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals...

May 23, 2025