JUNE 23. 2026

ICE Tried to Deport an Asylum-Seeker. Now He’s Being Denied Care for a Growing Tumor in a Private Prison.

A Belarusian asylum-seeker describes medical neglect at Farmville Detention Center, which was recently bought by CoreCivic.

The Colorado River is vanishing — and the fixes are getting weird

Desalination. Pipelines. Cloud seeding. Those are just a few ideas for how the Trump administration should save the desiccated waterway.

Outrage rescued an important ocean research program. Crucial ones remain at risk.

Senators saved the Ocean Observatories Initiative from "supreme stupidity. " But other cutting-edge efforts are running out of funding, too.

As the world warms, the risk of snakebites is rising

Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims.

Your wordcount counts

In our time of endless messaging, scrolling and remote work, many people are speaking far less than previous generations ever did, according to a rece

Don't wait for the bus, just call it

Up to 56% of Europeans feel cut off from public transport, according to a recent Oeko-Institut study. While cities are usually well connected and are

The UK lines up its 7th prime minister in 10 years

UK prime minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, less than two years after his centre-left Labour party won the general election by

JUNE 22. 2026

Bottom trawling activists getting boulder

Greenpeace planning fresh drop of boulders to disrupt fishing in protected areas.

Starmer Resigns as Burnham Eyes Top Job

A decade after Brexit, the United Kingdom is still struggling to stabilize.

China Flexes Its Rare-Earth Muscle—Again

New export restrictions underscore Beijing’s supply chain grip in ongoing tensions with Washington.

Why Is Alibaba on a Pentagon Blacklist?

Washington doesn’t know how to untangle China’s military-civil fusion.

The Strange Logic of World Cup Ticket Prices

Aging stars and local fans dominate as Europeans stay home.

How the Iran Deal Sets the Stage for More Conflict

As his Gaza agreement has shown, Trump is better at fanfare than follow-up.

The White House’s New Pro-Ukraine Tone Shift

Ukrainian gains on the battlefield may be propelling a mood change among top U. S. officials.

Trump Tests the Limits of Farcepolitik

Will America join the long line of countries confronting defeat with self-delusion?

AI’s Real Danger Is What It Does Well

The help and the harm are a single event, and at the level of institutions, AI is already draining the judgement on which good government depends.

Alan Greenspan, One of the Most Influential Fed Chairs Ever, Dies at 100

A market maestro to some, he was criticized by others—including himself—for having too much faith in self-regulating markets.

Do You Work or Volunteer for Connecticut’s Emergency Medical Services? We Want to Hear From You.

Although the state’s emergency medical services have been strained for years, we know that hasn’t stopped EMTs, paramedics and EMRs from working to serve community members in crisis. Share your experience with ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror.

Don’t Let China Stack the Deck

To combat Beijing, Washington needs a program to spread its AI worldwide.

Food bills hit by soil and climate crises

Household food bills ‘risk pressure from degraded soil and climate volatility’.