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988 storiesPublic health and medicine worldwide — sourced from WHO News.
The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why
Most people credit policing or the lack of it, but the real story tracks three trends that rose and fell together.
Justice Jackson’s birthright citizenship opinion includes Black Americans in the story of the nation’s search for equality
Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped galvanize the push for full equality.’
We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump – more view him as an enemy than a friend
Despite holding a low opinion of the US president and his negotiators, most Ukrainians have favorable views toward Americans more generally.
Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway
Colorado watered down its AI legislation but may still face litigation from the Department of Justice.
Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible
The Pentagon recategorized Native religions as ‘other.’ A scholar of Native American and Indigenous Studies explains the implications of that change.
‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within
Thirty years after first visiting Havana, an expert in US-Cuba relations reports on his latest visit.
Graham Platner’s campaign implosion highlights the hollowness of America’s political parties and how they can be hijacked by insurgents
Graham Platner’s Senate campaign has imploded amid credible accusations of rape. A Maine political scientist looks at what happened and how the populist Platner resembles Donald Trump in key ways.
Cacti spines, snake fangs, snail love darts – oh my! How function drives the evolution of nature’s puncture tools
What do cacti spines and wasp stingers have in common? What about snail genitalia and shark teeth?