Millions of public dollars are being used to multiply political donations. The system needs better safeguards.

For decades, this remained a theoretical benchmark. But with the recent explosion of powerful chatbots, the original Turing Test for conversation has arguably been passed. This breakthrough raises a ...

Other administration actions cast as relief for struggling workers are unlikely to deliver as advertised. The “no tax on tips” provision in Trump’s huge tax-and-spending package excludes the nearly 40 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Portable air cleaners aimed at curbing indoor spread of infections are rarely tested for how well they protect people – and very few studies evaluate their potentially harmful ...

Methylmercury is a neurotoxin that biomagnifies and bioaccumulates, meaning it becomes more concentrated as it moves up the food chain. Predatory birds and fish high on the food chain are most ...

On Aug. 19, 2025, Trump escalated his attack on the Smithsonian. “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was…” he wrote in a ...

These generational matchups have become common in the Democratic Party. They have also gained significant attention, particularly since the 2018 upset of another veteran Democratic leader, Rep. Joe ...

The Italian Soccer Coaches’ Association is calling for Israel to be suspended from international competition due to the war in Gaza. Ahead of Italy’s World Cup qualifiers against Israel, the ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have killed at least 140 people in eastern Congo in July, according to a rights group. Human Rights Watch said the victims, mostly Hutus, were attacked near Virunga National ...

The Polish news agency says an unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in a cornfield in the country's east. Local police received found burned debris near the village of Osiny.