MAY 15. 2026

At 17, He Was Tear-Gassed at Selma. At 78, He’s Watching Kids Tear-Gassed During Trump’s Deportation Campaign.

At least 79 children have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s deportation campaign. Charles Mauldin, a civil rights activist tear-gassed as a teenager at Selma, warns them to get mental health support.

Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights

Fires have burned nearly a million acres in Nebraska this year. Are even more the solution?

The surprising climate fix that Democrats and Republicans both love

Politicians across the spectrum want more housing. Apartments are a great answer, because they also slash carbon emissions in a big way.

Energy bills keep rising. These candidates in Georgia say they can help.

Ten candidates are vying for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in the May 19 primary. Early voting is already underway. The commission oversees utilities, including telecommunications, natural gas, and electricity, and has final say over how Georgia Power, the state’s largest electric utility, makes energy and what it charges customers.

Once dismissed as weeds, native plants are now flying off the shelves

Gardeners across the country are flocking to climate-resilient native plants as concerns about extreme heat, flooding, and pollinators grow.

Pig gas slaughter 'backed by ministers'

British Government reopens CO2 plant 'to sustain animal slaughter' despite calls for phase out.

What Makes Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy So Alarming

Most worrisome are the terrorist threats missing from the document.

MAY 14. 2026

Talking Taiwan

A tale of two readouts.

Alex Honnold: ‘You just see how much it matters’

Climber Alex Honnold is best-known for his daring feats, recently scaling Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower live on Netflix, but he’s more typically climbing some of the world’s most challenging natural landscapes. But he’s also an advocate for renewable energy, and the foundation he started, the Honnold Foundation, supports community-led solar energy growth around the world.

Day 1 of Beijing Summit Produces No Big Wins for Trump

From the Iran war to trade, the U. S. president failed to secure major concessions from his counterpart.

Trump, Xi Hold High-Stakes Summit in Beijing

From the Iran war to trade, the U. S. president failed to secure major concessions from his counterpart.

Israel’s Lebanon Strategy Is Self-Defeating

A weakened state can’t disarm Hezbollah.

What Happened in India’s West Bengal?

The BJP decisively ousted longtime leaders in the state, but last-minute changes to the voter rolls have fueled allegations of foul play.

DOJ Escalates War on Trans Youth Healthcare With Criminal Subpoenas

NYU Langone, among other insitutions, was hit with a subpoena out of Texas related to gender-affirming care for young people.

The Doomsday Organism

Scientists working on synthetic “mirror life” have come to realize that, if created, it could pose an existential threat to life on Earth.

Richard Glossip Set For Release From Jail After Three Decades Behind Bars

After nine execution dates, three last meals, and a Supreme Court ruling in his favor, Richard Glossip should soon walk free.

Counterterrorism Czar’s Blueprint Targets Leftists, Ignores Far-Right Violence and Heaps Praise on Trump

Sebastian Gorka’s anti-terror plan makes no mention of long-established threats posed by far-right militants and instead villainizes the president’s political enemies. “This administration is not paying attention to the data, ” one expert said.

Why Keir Starmer Will Fall

The British prime minister’s timid reign will serve as a how-not-to guide in the exercise of power.

Empires of Flow Control

In September 1507 the Portuguese conquistador Afonso de Albuquerque sailed his small fleet to a point off the coast of Hormuz Island, in the narrow

Restoring the Flow: A Milestone in the Revival of the Everglades

The campaign to restore the Everglades has received a boost with completion of a key project that returns the flow of water to 55,000 acres that had once been drained for development. Experts see it as a major step forward in bringing back South Florida’s River of Grass.