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Leaders attend the 45th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Kuwait City, Kuwait on Dec.01, 2024. Amiri Diwan of Kuwait/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Politics

Gulf state cooperation has long been shaped by the threat of Iran − but shows of unity belie division

Staff Writer - May 4, 2026

Barbed wire surrounds the GEO Group ICE detention facility in Adelanto, Calif. on July 10, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

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

Politics

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

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Iran’s ability to launch surface-to-surface missiles has been degraded by Israeli action. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Politics

A militarily degraded Iran may turn to asymmetrical warfare – raising...

Staff Writer - June 21, 2025

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

Politics

Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the...

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

Politics

Nuclear scientists  have long been targets in covert ops – Israel...

Staff Writer - June 20, 2025

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

Politics

Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the...

Staff Writer - June 18, 2025

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

Politics

Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns...

Staff Writer - June 18, 2025

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

Politics

The use of federal troops to quell Los Angeles protests recalls...

Staff Writer - June 17, 2025

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices played a key role in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images

Politics

RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific...

Staff Writer - June 15, 2025

Smoke rises over Tehran, Iran, following an Israeli strike on June 13, 2025. SAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Politics

What does Israel’s strike mean for US policy on Iran and...

Staff Writer - June 14, 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