Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws
A citizen-initiated lawsuit under the Clean Air Act forced a cleanup at ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas,...
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Why Arbaeen – the Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of mourning – has a deep significance that brings millions to Iraq each year
Pilgrims crowd the Imam Husayn shrine in Karbala, Iraq, during Arbaeen, one of the world’s...
The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI
Pope Leo XIV, whose first encyclical discusses artificial intelligence, speaks at the Basilica of Our...
Fauci’s COVID-origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons
Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July...
Americans feel the sting of high prices every day, so why does the Fed need so many ways to measure inflation?
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is pushing for a rethink on how inflation is measured...
Florida’s proposed property tax amendment will require trade-offs – and some residents could end up with higher costs
Florida voters will decide on a major property tax amendment this November. JJ Gouin/iStock via...
Should you wash your prewashed lettuce? An infectious disease expert explains how to eat your greens safely during the cyclospora outbreak
Prewashed greens are extremely convenient, but whole heads of lettuce may be less risky during...
Mail-in voting: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to revive executive order setting limits, rejected by lower courts
Workers in the vote-by-mail processing area at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa...
Play is essential for young children, including when it comes to their learning
Dramatic play can improve children’s emotion regulation, among other benefits. Ariel Skelley/Photodisc via Getty Images...
US-Saudi nuclear deal invites proliferation risks … unless safeguards are written in
A key question remains over the landmark U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal announced with much fanfare on...
