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Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Politics

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

Staff Writer - July 17, 2026

While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Politics

A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

A statue of Francisco de Miranda stands in Cuba. Riccardo Lombardo/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Politics

For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

An International Workers’ Day demonstration on May 1, 2026, in Havana includes a protest of the ongoing U.S. blockade of oil to Cuba. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images

Politics

Cuba’s future remains in limbo while Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward

In John Magee’s print, Preston Brooks wields a cane against Charles Sumner, who is clutching a pen and a rolled-up speech. John L. Magee, The New York Public Library

Politics

When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech

Government

Pushing students to take Advanced Placement courses does not help anyone

Staff Writer - August 4, 2015

Politics

Donald Trump supporters caught between respect for military and hatred of...

Staff Writer - July 27, 2015

Politics

Lessons Buhari can learn from Obama about managing a tough economy

Staff Writer - July 23, 2015

Government

Why do flags matter? The case of Japan

Staff Writer - July 16, 2015

Military

Is the Jade Helm 15 conspiracy theory a sign that Americans...

Staff Writer - July 16, 2015

Military

How the largest association of psychologists in the US colluded in...

Staff Writer - July 16, 2015

Politics

Money trumps fear in reactions to West’s nuclear accord with Iran

Staff Writer - July 16, 2015

Politics

The political work of the Confederate flag

Staff Writer - July 6, 2015

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Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

culture

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

Staff Writer - July 2, 2026

Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...

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

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

July 1, 2026

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