CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan
A group of men inspects the ruins of a police station in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026. AP Photo/Vahid SalemiWhen the bombing of Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, the Trump administration had not informed...
Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed
The Oregon Supreme Court on Feb. 5, 2026, issued a ruling that will have a wide impact. More than 1,400 criminal cases had to be dismissed, the justices ruled, due to lack of adequate counsel availabl...
Georges Naufal, Associate Research Scientist, Public Policy Research Institute, Texas A&M University
Welcome to the ‘gray zone’ − home to nefarious international acts that fall short of outright conflict
Nefarious acts in all shades ... as long as they are gray.Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty ImagesHostile acts don’t always arrive with a clear signature.Nefarious actors shape elections without leavi...
Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
Formerly incarcerated Black men say they’re ‘doing OK’ while trying to cope with depression and PTSD…
Community-based walk-in clinics and behavioral health centers can help men returning from jail or pr…
A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
Commercial providers like SpaceX contract with NASA to fulfill the agency's rocket launch needs. Bil…
The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous female tiger trainer
Mabel Stark tamed tigers – and even wrestled with them.Circus and Allied Arts Collection, Illi…
Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action
Do you have what it takes to be a hero in the moment?Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesThr…
Stressed out by politics? You’re not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely t…
Around 17% of American adults – roughly 44 million people – reported losing sleep over p…
Iran’s targeting of airport, ports and hotels in reaction to US strikes has forced Gulf nations onto…
A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian s…
‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endg…
A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran on March 2, 2026.AP Photo/Mohsen GanjiShortly after …