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/ 1 week agoInfluencers have trouble figuring out their tax obligations − and with good reason
The IRS hasn’t issued clear guidance for them yet.
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/ 1 week agoUSAID’s history shows decades of good work on behalf of America’s global interests, although not all its projects succeeded
USAID started in the 1960s as a way to offset the spread of communism. Since then, it has had various other...
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/ 1 week agoTrump is the kinglike president many feared when arguing over the US Constitution in 1789 – and his address to Congress showed it
When the US Constitution was written, many people − from those who wrote the document to those on the outside who...
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/ 1 week agoA potential $110B economic hit: How Trump’s tariffs could mean rising costs for families, strain for states
The shock will fall hardest on consumers, certain industries, and states that are sensitive to supply-chain disruptions.
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/ 1 week agoExtreme heat silently accelerates aging on a molecular level − new research
People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.
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/ 1 week agoGifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers
Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
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/ 1 week agoChairman of the Joint Chiefs advises the president on use of America’s military power
The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a presidential adviser...
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/ 1 week agoHow Trump’s second term might affect the market and your finances
It all comes down to uncertainty.
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/ 1 week agoHow the hidden epidemic of violence against nurses affects health care
Nurses face alarming rates of violence at work. These attacks too often go unreported, and they are fueling burnout and rampant...
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/ 1 week agoMany more Denver teens have experienced homelessness than official counts show
Youth who are homeless are often missed by official counts, but new methods may lead to improved counts.
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/ 1 week agoOut-of-balance bacteria is linked to multiple sclerosis − the ratio can predict severity of disease
Levels of 2 types of bacteria in your gut could help improve the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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/ 1 week agoWho’s who at the Vatican?
The pope leads the Catholic Church, but some 2,000 other people work at the Holy See and city-state.
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/ 1 week agoGOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard
Two health law scholars explain how the public health insurance program for low-income people and people with disabilities works, and why...
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/ 1 week agoHow are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
Puffy to wispy, barely there or dark and menacing, clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Each tells a story about...
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/ 1 week agoWhat is isolationism? The history and politics of an often-maligned foreign policy concept
Rather than clarifying American foreign policy, the term has long been used to tar critics or obfuscate legitimate international affairs questions.
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/ 1 week agoFrom opposing robber barons to the New Deal to desegregation to DOGE, state attorneys general have long taken on Washington
All presidents should expect to be sued early and often by state attorneys general of the opposite party.
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/ 1 week agoWhat is Tren de Aragua? How the Venezuelan gang started − and why US policies may only make it stronger
The State Department declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, and news reports say its members are wreaking havoc across the...
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/ 1 week agoAmerica’s designs on annexing Canada have a long history − and record of political failures
Trump is not the first American leader to dream of northern expansion. History suggests these designs reveal simmering divisions inside the...
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/ 1 week agoThe only ‘winner’ here is Putin: Ukraine unites in response to Trump-Zelenskyy spat and resigns itself to new reality
A fractious meeting in Washington has left Ukrainians wondering what will become of relations with the US.
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/ 1 week agoHow Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability
Trump’s angry outburst at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy illustrated why authoritarians are lousy dealmakers, particularly when autocratic instincts are exacerbated by...
