Attorneys for over 200 women are calling for a federal investigation of alleged sexual abuse they say was rampant for decades at juvenile bootcamps run by the Los Angeles County probation department
What to know as Trump’s immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students
Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal residency are losing access to in-state tuition as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration
Homeland Security removes age limits for ICE recruits to boost hiring for Trump deportations
The Department of Homeland Security has removed age limits for new hires at the agency responsible for immigration enforcement
Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a ‘medical miracle.’ Now RFK Jr. is halting advancement
President Donald Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a "miracle" for combating COVID-19
2 deputies hurt in training accident by live rounds kept in baggie in desk drawer
Investigators have determined that two deputies in South Carolina injured in a training exercise were wounded by ammunition taken from a plastic bag in a desk drawer and not properly tested to see if they were blanks
Military base shootings have ranged from isolated incidents to workplace violence and terrorism
The shooting of five U.S. Army soldiers at a base in Georgia is the latest in a growing list of violent incidents at American military installations over the years
Why do animals keep evolving into anteaters? | Helen Pilcher
Even if we don’t develop long sticky tongues and a taste for termites, we can still learn a lot from these remarkable creatures Who doesn’t love an anteater? I mean, apart from ants, obviously. With their long snouts and even longer sticky tongues, they trundle around, slurping up insects like...
Summer picks: Where do our early childhood memories go? – podcast
It’s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Freud called the phenomenon infantile amnesia, and for many years scientists have wondered whether it’s a result of failure to create memories or just a failure to retrieve them. In this episode from March 2025, Ian Sample speaks to Nick Turk-Browne, a...
Scientists find link between genes and ME/chronic fatigue syndrome
Large study suggests people’s genetics could ‘tip the balance’ on whether they would develop the illness Scientists have found the first robust evidence that people’s genes affect their chances of developing myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a mysterious and debilitating illness that has been neglected and dismissed for...
People reoccupied Pompeii after Vesuvius eruption, archaeologists find
Site director says ‘a kind of camp, a favela’ was founded in the ruins of city destroyed in AD79 Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii after the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius that left the city in ruins. Despite the massive destruction suffered by Pompeii,...