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Washington has no good options for evacuating Americans in a crisis.

Con artists posing as ICE agents and immigration officers are using WhatsApp and fake court hearings to bilk vulnerable people out of their savings with empty promises to fix immigration problems. As mass deportations continue, scam complaints soar.

Friedrich Merz is, slowly but surely, putting his country on a new international footing.

The first warm, wet spring night draws amphibians from the woods, bearing evidence of threats from warming winters, drying pools, and traffic.

Billion-dollar climate funds have structural barriers that keep Indigenous peoples from accessing them. Advocates say that's not a bug, it's a feature.

The state Department of Transportation has sidestepped endangered species protections in 11 cases, according to public records.

Trump’s unchecked Iran war is wrecking supply chains, reigniting inflation, and deepening a global affordability crisis.

An apparently off-the-cuff observation sparked consternation across the region.

The British monarch praises multilateral institutions in a pointed message to the Trump administration.

The British monarch praised multilateral institutions, warned against climate change, and championed diversity.

The reversal underscores Beijing’s shifting national security concerns.

Trump’s blockade aims to force damaging shutdowns at Iranian oil fields. But Tehran has been through this before.

Beijing is ready to take risks as Tokyo backs Taiwan.

A conversation about the poetry of translation and erasure

Record-low unemployment is the result of millions of missing workers.

The war has deepened Iranian officials’ connections with one another—and with the public.

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.

Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting — and erode democracy.

Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated with Armor.

The lack of inexpensive and comprehensive toxics testing has created a fragile public safety net in polluted towns across the country.