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A military name change signals a broader strategic and diplomatic shift.

Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, fermenting wetlands, and melting permafrost, but these “feedback loops” are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead.

AI and drones are changing the scope, scale and speed of battle.

Trump’s indictment against ICE protesters in Minneapolis is part of an attempt to criminalize organizing as a “conspiracy. ”

ICE investigators leaned on Signal communications to build their case against protesters. Take these steps to keep your chats safe.

Amid the uncertainty of Trump’s deal, how will ships decide when to leave the Persian Gulf?

"Remember, invasive species did not come along uninvited. "

In the mid-1990s, among the various unrelated jobs I took up, there was one that involved teaching video-making workshops to schoolchildren. One such

In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting.

Democratic leaders Jeffries and Schumer balked at handing Bill Pulte surveillance powers. So Trump appointed Jay Clayton as spy chief.

Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.

The Islamic Republic has survived. Now comes the hard part.

With endorsements and a new pledge for lawmakers, TrackAIPAC is flexing its growing influence on the Capitol.

The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U. S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the information could be misused or exploited.

The United States is racing ahead where Europe, China, and India struggle.

When Congress approved a $1 billion Energy Resilience Fund for Puerto Rico in 2022, the money was desperately needed. Multiple hurricanes had battered the island’s notoriously fragile electric grid, and lawmakers envisioned the money supporting rooftop solar and battery systems that could provide resilient backup power during emergencies.

A development rush is expected to convert 10 percent of farmland into housing or industrial sites over the next 15 years.

Transparency in British fisheries really matters.

Financing foreign elections is a curious habit for a one-party state.

The AI company is back in the U. S. government’s crosshairs.