Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?
Much of the West has seen a slow start to the 2026 snow season.Hyoung Chang/The Denver PostSki season is here, but while the eastern half of the U.S. digs out from winter storms, the western U.S. snow...
Adrienne Marshall, Assistant Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’
A plaque in Russia commemorates the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, whose leaders were executed in August 1952.Adam Baker/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons, CC BYMany Americans know of Josef Stalin’s ...
Wendy Z. Goldman, Professor of History, Carnegie Mellon University
Rural high school students are more likely than city kids to get their diplomas, but they remain less likely to go to college
A high school junior looks over a farm where he works in Perry, N.Y., in March 2025. Lauren Petracca/Associated Press Many high school seniors are currently in the midst of the college application pro...
Sheneka Williams, Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University
Texas cities have some of the highest preterm birth rates in the US, highlighting maternal health cr…
The newest March of Dimes report gives the U.S. a D+ rating on preterm birth rates.IvanJekic/E+ via …
Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and…
There are steps you can take to relieve headache pain and prevent future attacks.Thai Liang Lim/E+ v…
New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise
Wealthy New Yorkers have threatened to leave the city if Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani follows through …
When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captur…
A battery energy storage facility that was built inside an old power plant burned from Jan. 16-18, 2…
Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers…
House Speaker Mike Johnson has given a lot of effort to pushing the agenda of President Donald Trump…
Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how T…
Iranians pray for rain in Tehran on Nov. 14, 2025. The city is experiencing its worst drought in dec…
Guinea-Bissau’s military takeover highlights the nation’s sorry history of coups and a deepening cri…
Soldiers patrol the streets in Guinea-Bissau on Nov. 26, 2025.Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty Images…