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Trump’s immunity arguments at Supreme Court highlight dangers − while prosecutors stress larger danger of removing legal accountability

A view of the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, when justices heard arguments about immunity involving former President Donald Trump. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral ...

Claire B. Wofford, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston

How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers

Cows typically get over avian flu in a couple of weeks, but it's an economic blow for farms.AP Photo/Charlie LitchfieldThe discovery of viral fragments of avian flu virus in milk sold in U.S. stores s...

Noelia Silva del Rio, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Production Medicine and Food Safety, University of California, Davis

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for…
Just how 'open' is the U.S. after all?Nancy Nehring/Moment via Getty ImagesGiven thespateofnews abou…
Large retailers don’t have smokestacks, but they generate a lot of pollution − and states are starti…
One of many trucks that move Target goods nationwide.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesDid you receive a m…
Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then…
A group of men and women, including two soldiers, on a porch in Fort Verde, Ariz., in 1886.Buyenlarg…
The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for back…
The equipment planned to help bring samples back from Mars. NASA/JPLA critical NASA mission in the s…

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

The equipment planned to help bring samples back from Mars. NASA/JPLA critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 b...

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona

The costs of workplace violence are too high to ignore
Violence and harassment on the job are all too common: More than 1 in 5 workers worldwide have experienced it, according to the International Labor Organization, with women slightly more likely to be affected than men. In the U.S., more than 2 million workers face viole…
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission's chair, announced the ban.Graeme Jennings/Pool via APMost American workers are hired “at will”: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at th…
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects
IceCube sits on tons of clear ice, allowing scientists to make out neutrino interactions. Cmichel67/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAAbout a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these “relic” neutrino…
Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems
It's not just TikTok. Solen Feyissa/Flickr, CC BY-SAWhen President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, 2024, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The pr…

When the Supreme Court said it’s important to move quickly in key presidential cases like Trump’s immunity claim

Judges can move with speed, but don't always.Aitor Diago/Moment via Getty ImagesWhen former President Donald Trump’s attorneys argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, they will cl...

Donald Nieman, Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York

From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam
Many of the AI images generated by spammers and scammers have religious themes.immortal70/iStock via Getty ImagesIf you’ve spent time on Facebook over the past six months, you may have noticed photorealistic images that are too good to be true: children holding pa…
What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem
When venture capitalist and techno-optimist Marc Andreessen speaks, many people listen.Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunchSilicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a 5,000-word manifesto in 2023 that gave a full-throated call for unrestricted techn…
How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
An Acela, the flagship train of the Northeast corridor, moves through Connecticut.AP Photo/Michael DwyerThe Northeast corridor is America’s busiest rail line. Each day, its trains deliver 800,000 passengers to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and points …
For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or unaffordable − a telecommunications expert explains how to bring broadband to the places that need it the most
Broadband is noticeably missing in rural, remote or Indigenous areas.Grant Faint/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesMillions of Americans still don’t have access to high-speed internet. Christopher Ali, a professor of telecommunications at Penn State University, discu…

Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care? Not yet – but incorporating the latest science can help hospitals treat all patients equitably

Prejudice and stereotyping can negatively affect patient-provider communication.FG Trade/E+ via Getty ImagesThere is increasing evidence that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward speci...

Nao Hagiwara, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Director of the Program on Health Disparities and Community Engagement Research, University of Virginia

For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or unaffordable − a telecommunications expert explains how to bring broadband to the places that need it the most
Broadband is noticeably missing in rural, remote or Indigenous areas.Grant Faint/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesMillions of Americans still don’t have access to high-speed internet. Christopher Ali, a professor of telecommunications at Penn State University, discusses who lacks access to broad…
Senate approves nearly $61B of Ukraine foreign aid − here’s why it helps the US to keep funding Ukraine
Flags for the United States and Ukraine billow outside of the Capitol building on April 23, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Senate overwhelmingly approved a US$95.3 billion foreign aid funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on April 23, 2024, following months of political infighting th…
Supreme Court appears open to Starbucks’ claims in labor-organizing case
More than 400 Starbucks shops have voted to join a union so far.AP Photo/Joshua BessexWhat factors must a court consider when the National Labor Relations Board requests an order requiring an employer to rehire terminated workers before the completion of unfair labor practice proceedings?That’…
Can states prevent doctors from giving emergency abortions, even if federal law requires them to do so? The Supreme Court will decide
Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court building shortly before the court heard arguments about mifepristone on March 26, 2024.Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHospitals across the country have long operated under the same federal law that says they must treat and stab…
What you eat could alter your unborn children and grandchildren’s genes and health outcomes
The relatively new discipline of epigenetics explores how diet and nutrition can affect not only our own health but that of future generations.Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images PlusWithin the last century, researchers’ understanding of genetics has undergone a profound transformation. Genes…

Trump’s immunity arguments at Supreme Court highlight dangers − while prosecutors stress larger danger of removing legal accountability

How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for…

Large retailers don’t have smokestacks, but they generate a lot of pollution − and states are starti…

Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then…

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for back…

What mass shootings do to those not shot: Social consequences of mass gun violence

Free college proposals should include private colleges

Business major fails to attract Latino students

Why Patagonia's purpose-driven business model is unlikely to spread

Who are the Jesuits?

Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change

Afghanistan has vast mineral wealth but faces steep challenges to tap it

How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques

Satellite imagery is revolutionizing the world. But should we always trust what we see?

What’s the law on vaccine exemptions? A religious liberty expert explains

PFAS 'forever chemicals' are widespread and threaten human health – here's a strategy for protecting the public

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

The costs of workplace violence are too high to ignore

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

When the Supreme Court said it’s important to move quickly in key presidential cases like Trump’s immunity claim

From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam

What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem

How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis

For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or unaffordable − a telecommunications expert explains how to bring broadband to the places that need it the most

Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care? Not yet – but incorporating the latest science can help hospitals treat all patients equitably

For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or unaffordable − a telecommunications expert explains how to bring broadband to the places that need it the most

Senate approves nearly $61B of Ukraine foreign aid − here’s why it helps the US to keep funding Ukraine

Supreme Court appears open to Starbucks’ claims in labor-organizing case

Can states prevent doctors from giving emergency abortions, even if federal law requires them to do so? The Supreme Court will decide

What you eat could alter your unborn children and grandchildren’s genes and health outcomes