What America’s divided politics of the late-19th century can teach us

Are there lessons from history that show us how other times of intense political turmoil and division eventually subside?

Disease-carrying mosquito found in the Rocky Mountains where it hstorically couldn’t survive

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate…

Trump is Dismantling the Constitution

Trump’s Second Term Is Dismantling the Constitution: From the East Wing to the Bill of Rights

Gov. Greg Abbott launches reelection campaign for 4th term

Greg Abbott launches reelection campaign as a means to keep Texas as a conservative bastion, touting efforts to lower property…

US Senate advances bill to end record-breaking government shutdown

Seven U.S. Senate Democrats and one independent joined Republicans on Sunday night in advancing legislation to reopen the government and temporarily…

Toxic beauty: health risks of cosmetics in Latin America

Informal cosmetic trade is thriving, but many cosmetics in Latin America contain high levels of toxins, including arsenic and lead.

Podcast: The State of the Affordable Care Act

On this episode of What the Health? from KFF Health News, the host speaks with a guest about the Affordable…

Trump’s past comes back to haunt him after 60 Minutes interview

After Trump threw a tantrum, whined, cried, and sued over an edit of a Harris interview in 2024, his own…

Head Start providers in Louisiana forced to get loans to stay open

Nationally, 134 Head Start providers serving more than 65,000 kids will run out of federal funds at the end of…

States told by Trump administration to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits paid for November

Following a late Friday emergency ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full…

Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car

The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive, too.

ICE recruitment offer to NYPD backfires

An ICE recruitment ad attempted to use fears over Mamdani’s win in the NYC mayoral race to get NYPD officers…