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US News

Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms stands on the shoulders of Stacey Abrams, Charlotta Bass and countless other Black women who dreamed

· Nov 6

US News

JD Vance singled out Iran War for midterm rout – he didn’t say what should happen next in conflict

Nov 6, 2026

US News

Black Michiganders helped push Abdul El-Sayed to victory – but the numbers show he was less popular with this key voting block than some other Democratic candidates

Nov 5, 2026

US News

Black Michiganders helped push Abdul El-Sayed to victory – but the numbers show he was less popular with this key voting bloc than some other Democratic candidates

Nov 5, 2026

World News

Africa

Sudan turns to Pakistan despite weapons deal questions

22 hrs ago·By US News Hour

World News

The dreamer who wants the world to read Nepali literature

Nov 9·

World News

Beyond the beaches: The Dominican Republic and the global debate over deep-sea mining

Nov 8·

World News

How people in Montenegro are making their country cleaner

Nov 7·

World News

Big Tech, AI, and the quiet expansion of digital surveillance in Nigeria

Nov 6·

World News

Venezuela welcomes opposition leader María Corina Machado home

Nov 6·

World News

Global Voices condemns the attacks on Albanian fact-checking service Faktoje

Nov 6·

World News

What comes after networked authoritarianism?

Nov 5·

Business

Business

Midterms are bad for incumbents – and even worse when energy prices are high

Nov 4·

Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy, or is something else going on?

Oct 30, 2026

Driverless 18-wheelers are on a few highways, but widespread use is a long way down the road

Oct 29, 2026

Falcon 9 ushered in the modern space economy – retiring it could leave the industry vulnerable

Oct 28, 2026

Japan’s expensive funerals and declining birth rates are transforming ancestral traditions

Oct 21, 2026

Health

Health

Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds

Nov 6·

The hidden ways insects support animal life – from habitat to health – go way beyond being food

Nov 6, 2026

Delayed international support has hampered efforts to contain and treat Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Nov 5, 2026

Mammograms can do more than detect breast cancer – they also offer important clues on heart health

Nov 5, 2026

I research play – and here’s why recess is much more important than just a fun break

Nov 5, 2026

Analysis & Editorials

Opinions

Paraguay’s bank collapse brought down a president – and exposed as myth the nation’s status as a ‘Dubai of South America’

22 hrs ago·

Opinions

For veterans with mild traumatic brain injury, a restaurant or other noisy environment can feel like a battlefield

22 hrs ago·

Opinions

Leadville’s Irish pauper graves speak to the dangers of Colorado’s mining boom – and raise questions for today

22 hrs ago·

Opinions

Young Black men in Philly are more likely to be pulled over if driving with friends, study shows

22 hrs ago·

Opinions

A thank-you on Veterans Day won’t close the growing military-civilian gap

22 hrs ago·

Opinions

Pope Leo’s trip is a homecoming to Peru – where debate over liberation theology roiled the church during his early years as a priest

Nov 6·

Opinions

What C.S. Lewis said about Narnia’s most famous character: the Jesus-like lion Aslan

Nov 6·

Opinions

What the measles vaccine’s ‘97% effective’ rating means for Pittsburgh parents

Nov 6·

Sports

Sports

I’m an athletic trainer – here’s how to know when kids sports are too intense

Nov 6·

If Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts can get dangerous blood clots, so can you – here’s how some states are trying to reduce the risk

Oct 26, 2026

Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women? Survey data tells a different story

Oct 20, 2026

Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure

Sep 30, 2026

Cholesterol control gets personalized – a cardiologist explains how new guidelines tailor treatment to your unique risk profile

Sep 24, 2026

Climate

Climate

Federal spending on climate change before 2024 election boosted incumbents of both parties

Oct 19·

How candidates are (quietly) talking about climate change – 3 election strategies you’ll see across the US

Oct 19, 2026

Women farmers need better financing to benefit from AI

Oct 16, 2026

Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Oct 13, 2026

Extreme rainfall main climate threat to cocoa yields—study

Oct 12, 2026

Art & Style

Arts & Style

New blood test claims to detect 50-plus cancers before symptoms – but there’s no evidence it can reduce your risk of dying from cancer

22 hrs ago·

Getting a big head start on holiday shopping can benefit retailers and consumers alike

Nov 2, 2026

Zombies are real – just ask the parasites taking over the bodies and brains of insects and rodents, leading them to their doom

Oct 30, 2026

I’ve been talking to MAGA supporters for years, and here’s why some are sticking with Trump — and others are not

Oct 28, 2026

Riddims against copyright

Oct 22, 2026

Tech

Tech

Why do blind people and musicians hear pitch better? New research suggests they have less internal noise

Nov 5·

How a French philosopher’s warnings about speed and power describe today’s AI race

Nov 4, 2026

A Feejee Mermaid on display in Colorado may shock and intrigue – but it’s no longer considered a ‘missing link’ on the evolutionary tree

Nov 4, 2026

NASA’s Swift Observatory is about to burn up in the atmosphere – the indispensable telescope helped astronomers track fast-moving events in space

Nov 4, 2026