The students protested a classmate’s social media post that seemed to indicate support for a group of men accused of sexually assaulting a Cornell University student in 2024.

The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror.

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A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballots

California is denouncing Trump’s plan to repeal the government’s “Roadless Rule” and allow roadbuilding, logging and possibly oil drilling on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land.

Protests have erupted in New York City after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon. As masked agents reportedly posing as construction workers attempted to arrest 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, they opened fire...

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the South African jurist who led the United Nations commission of inquiry that concluded that Israel had committed genocide in ...

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I've gotten tough or resilient or case-hardened to the ugly things I read up on daily as part of my writing and civic life. Some of them, the amoral destructiveness of the tech industry and the Trump ...

California is denouncing Trump’s plan to repeal the government’s “Roadless Rule” and allow roadbuilding, logging and possibly oil drilling on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land.

California is denouncing Trump’s plan to repeal the government’s “Roadless Rule” and allow roadbuilding, logging and possibly oil drilling on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land.

A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.

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I've gotten tough or resilient or case-hardened to the ugly things I read up on daily as part of my writing and civic life. Some of them, the amoral destructiveness of the tech industry and the Trump ...

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Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is at risk of collapse. Mounting evidence suggests i...

Abstract. Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS) contribute disproportionately to global marine productivity and fisheries, yet their response to climate change remains poorly understood. Given the...

A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballots

Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize.

Gaza children return to classrooms after three years, facing challenges of damaged schools, tents, and scarce supplies.

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, celebrated the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to extend the public commen...

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, celebrated the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to extend the public commen...

Protect forests from massive expansion of logging

Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied for