From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi-Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition
China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026.Brendan Smialowski/Getty ImagesDiplomacy often masquerades as theater. And nearly nin...
Xianda Huang, Ph.D. Student in Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles
Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now
Mifepristone is one of two drugs typically used in medication abortions.Carl Lokko/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe U.S. Supreme Court has decided that patients can continue to getmifepristone, one of...
Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University
Trump-Xi summit: Cautious progress on trade, ties and some ‘win-wins’
President Donald Trump departed China on May 15, 2026, after a two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that was scrutinized from every angle for clues on where the relationship is heading.Trump ...
Yan Bennett, Professorial Lecturer, American University
A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches
Colorado's peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via…
You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows
You can make AI chatbots spout information that's not true.Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty ImagesWh…
AI-generated fantasies of US intervention reveal how desperation has narrowed Cuba’s political horiz…
Cuba's American liberators, depicted on the left in a political cartoon from 1898 and on the right i…
Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language
Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse…
Would a $1 rideshare fee affect wealthier or working-class Philadelphians more? 2 Chicago studies of…
Riders will pay about $30 per hour in time saved when deciding between using a ride-hailing app or p…
From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international pub…
Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius watch epidemiologists board the boa…