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/ 5 months agoSwing-state GOP leaders amplified election denial in 2020 − and may do so again
In 2020,the #StopTheSteal movement built over months of false claims of fraud, culminating in the violence of Jan. 6, 2021. Is...
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/ 5 months agoMillions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe
Providing information about risks and easy-to-use test strips made people more likely to check their water quality. But there’s not much...
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/ 5 months agoSan Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be
One of the most liberal US cities is offering the Supreme Court a chance to further restrict federal regulatory power.
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/ 5 months agoIf you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in the US, check out the rest of the world
Here’s some food for thought: Groceries are actually pretty cheap in the US, comparatively speaking.
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/ 5 months agoEvacuating in disasters like Hurricane Milton isn’t simple – there are reasons people stay in harm’s way, and it’s not just stubbornness
Evacuating is expensive, and for some people the risks of leaving can seem greater than staying despite the storm.
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/ 5 months agoUS inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what that means for interest rates and markets
Fed policymakers will be paying close attention to the latest data as their next policy meeting draws nearer.
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/ 5 months agoMedicare vs. Medicare Advantage: sales pitches are often from biased sources, the choices can be overwhelming and impartial help is not equally available to all
Signing up for a Medicare plan when you turn 65 − or making changes in subsequent years – means wading through...
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/ 5 months agoIs childproofing the internet constitutional? A tech law expert draws out the issues
Kids face risks online, but whether and how the law can protect them is a thorny issue.
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/ 5 months agoCharging, not range, is becoming a top concern for electric car drivers
The issue isn’t just the number of chargers – it’s also the quality of drivers’ experiences with them.
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/ 5 months agoCaitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage
When USA Today columnist Christine Brennan questioned a Black player over her striking Caitlin Clark during a game, it was anything...
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/ 5 months agoWhy Trump accuses people of wrongdoing he himself committed − an explanation of projection
Candidates use psychological strategies to win support and to cast their rivals in a negative light. In projection, people seek to...
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/ 5 months agoLGBTQ rights: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
Have they expanded or restricted rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people? A scholar of the LGBTQ community examines the...
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/ 5 months agoA realistic statue of Mary giving birth was criticized, then vandalized − but saints and artists have often reimagined Christ’s birth
Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped the...
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/ 5 months ago‘Cajun Navy’ volunteers who participate in search-and-rescue operations after hurricanes are forming long-lasting organizations
They aren’t just operating boats and helicopters. Others serve as dispatchers, handle logistics, and run social media operations.
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/ 5 months agoMachine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry
The prize honors innovation at Google DeepMind and in academia. Three researchers share the award for using machine learning to predict...
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/ 5 months agoBuyer beware: Off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound and other weight loss products carry undisclosed risks for consumers
The sellers of these online products acknowledge that many of their drugs are for ‘research purposes only’ or ‘not for human...
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/ 5 months agoColumbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Many US states and cities have renamed Columbus Day as Indigenous People’s Day. But wrestling over the explorer’s legacy has a...
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/ 5 months agoBlitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good
Americans are being targeted with an unprecedented number of political attack ads this election season, and research shows that these ads...
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/ 5 months agoHow a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize
Two researchers whose work has led to the AI revolution won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. A materials physicist explains...
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/ 5 months agoMisspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word
Politicians have long used the phrase ‘I misspoke’ when backpedaling for verbal inaccuracies or blunders. Now it’s used as a euphemistic...
