Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
Supreme Court seems in no hurry to rule on Trump plea to rein in judges over birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court seems to be in no hurry to address an issue that has irritated Republican and Democratic administrations alike: the ability of a single judge to block a nationwide policy
Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don’t yet point to conspiracies
Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 are giving curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially lend credence to long-circulating con...
New North Carolina governor seeks to freeze tax cuts, phase out school vouchers in budget
New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein wants Republicans in charge of the legislature to roll back upcoming income tax cuts and scale back private school vouchers that expanded dramatically recently
Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts
A jury has found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need
Woman accused of running high-end brothels near Boston and Washington set to be sentenced
A Massachusetts woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients in that state and the Washington, D
Federal judge says Columbia student activist’s case should be heard in New Jersey
A Columbia University student activist who was detained by the U.S. government over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations has the right to challenge the legality of his detention
Last decade was Earth’s hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high
Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at its highest levels in the last 800,000 years, a report Wednesday said
Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
In June 1942, Japan’s invasion of the Aleutian islands in Alaska prompted the U.S. military to activate the Alaska territorial guard, an Army reserve made up of volunteers who wanted to help protect the U.S. So many of the volunteers were from Alaska’s Indigenous peoples — Aleut, Inupiak, Yupik, Tlingit, and...
How the Klamath Dams Came Down
Loading… How the Klamath Dams Came Down By Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle Illustrations by Jackie Fawn March 19, 2025 Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the largest dam removal in U.S. history. This is their story. Part 1 Fish and Paper Part...