Weakened public health powers raise outbreak risks
Some jurisdictions have weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements…
New York City reshapes mass transit system to handle World Cup, NBA finals crowds
New York transit officials are preparing to handle up to 100,000 extra travelers a day as fans arrive in New…
Video of a dying teen handcuffed by police sparks outrage and riots across Britain
There is outrage in the U.K. over the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak. Bodycam footage shows police handcuffing him as…
Critics say adding Trump’s arch to D.C. would take something away: the view
President Trump's proposed arch, planned to sit between the Lincoln Memorial and the home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee,…
Biden ‘changed his mind’ on pardoning his son after Trump won, Jill Biden says
Former first lady Jill Biden is shedding new light on one of the biggest decisions her husband made as president:…
North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
State media photos on the place showed it is likely a plant to produce weapons-grade uranium.
Embedded: “We Keep Us Safe” from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of…
Screens are leaving schools fast, though some students with disabilities rely on them
Some students with disabilities rely on assistive technology to learn, and they worry it could be swept up in the…
How having zero points in tennis — or ‘love’ — came to sound so sweet
There are theories that "love" in the tennis context has French, English or Dutch origins. But like many words, historians…
What will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak?
There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of…