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President Trump says he has signed two new orders targeting birthright citizenship. And, Iran is aiming to ban U.S. ships from the Strait of Hormuz
New research cited by NPR suggests invasive plants and animals can cause greater ecological and economic damage in lower-income countries across the Global South.

In mid-coast Maine a grassroots coalition is fighting to prevent the proposed closure of Miles Hospital's labor and delivery center

For years doctors advised women against hormone therapy for women in the menopausal transition. Now everyone's talking about how great it is. Is it really a wonder drug that women should all be on

President Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Service. But there's been minimal discussion of alternate locations

A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to resign

Oregon has been having an extremely active fire season. Some of the areas burning are critical to ranchers whose livelihoods depend on cattle
Nutrition advocates say the Trump administration’s decision to end SNAP-Ed clashes with its public push for healthier eating and leaves key education efforts in

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope
Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan

Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines

Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials

Everyone got a little bit of what they wanted in Tuesday's primary elections. It was a good night for the Democratic establishment, the progressives and Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump
Hundreds of thousands of civilians in el-Obeid are being battered by relentless drone strikes and face critical water shortages and a worsening cholera outbreak, while women and girls are reporting high rates of sexual violence
An antitrust lawsuit has put Paramount's bid for larger rival Warner Brothers Discovery in jeopardy. Paramount's chairman says the problem is really about politics -- and whether he's fit to own CNN

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stood at a podium at the Treasury Department on Monday and announced what the Trump administration is calling an "economic D-Day" against Iran.
Grace Farris’s "See One, Do One, Teach One" looks at medical training through anxiety, debt, impostor syndrome, and the strain of balancing life and school.
An online uproar over a renamed summer festival has become a window into deeper unease in the South about the rapid spread of data centers and what they mean for local
A new film adaptation of The Odyssey is giving English teachers a timely way to connect Homer’s epic with students who may be more willing to meet it through movies.
A Trump-appointed preservation council could revise federal review rules, a move critics say may speed projects in Washington and reduce safeguards for historic sites
The Trump administration has signed a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could give U.S. firms priority in reactor and fuel contracts worth billions over
A year after Congress ended federal support for public media, South Dakota’s network is still operating — but the loss has reshaped how it serves viewers and listeners.