Nation Mar 13 Trump’s EPA announces aggressive rollback of environmental protections The Environmental Protection Agency announced what it called the ‘biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history.’ Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposals include a call to upend the basis for the EPA's climate change actions and impact rules on emissions limits, wastewater regulations…
Economy Mar 12 Canada and EU announce retaliatory tariffs, escalating Trump’s trade war The trade war between the U.S. and dozens of countries escalated yet again Wednesday. Canada and the European Union announced their own tariffs designed to inflict economic pain and pressure on America. But President Trump said he would not be…
Arts Mar 07 How Black musicians have influenced punk music Punk music is known for its raw, aggressive sound, edgy fashion and mosh pits. It’s also known for being predominantly white, but that's changed a lot in recent years. Resurfaced music from its earliest days underscores that punk has always…
Nation Mar 04 Mexico argues American gunmakers liable for cartel gun violence Mexican officials argued at the U.S. Supreme Court that American gunmakers should be held liable for cartel violence in their country. The Mexican government estimates that 200,000 firearms are smuggled into the country from the U.S. each year. Chip Brownlee,…
Arts Mar 03 How ‘Anora’ became the big winner at the 2025 Oscars The small-budget indie flick, "Anora", was the biggest winner at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, taking five Oscars including for best picture, best director and best actress. Mikey Madison won for her portrayal of the title character. Justin Chang, a film…
Nation Feb 27 More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the…
Nation Feb 11 UN AIDS agency says HIV infections could soar worldwide if U.S. drops support More than 20 years ago, the U.S. became the leader in the worldwide fight against HIV/AIDS. The Bush administration initiative Pepfar was the largest health commitment made by a nation to combat a single disease. But Trump's cuts have thrown…
World Feb 07 Displaced Gazans return to face shattered homeland and uncertain future President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also…
Nation Feb 04 The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S. On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen. A federal judge put…
Nation Jan 27 Fear spreads in immigrant communities as raids and deportations escalate One of the biggest questions as President Trump’s second term begins is just how wide and quickly his administration will conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Those operations got underway this weekend in Chicago and other cities around the country.