Latest attack threatening President Trump reflects rising political violence in US
President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on April 25, 2026, after the cancellation of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner.Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)For the third time in ...
James Piazza, Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science, Penn State
What to know about sex trafficking as Pittsburgh hosts the NFL draft
Events that draw large crowds can create opportunities traffickers may try to exploit.AP Photo/Gene J. PuskarWith the NFL draft taking place in Pittsburgh and an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 people ex...
Mary Burke, Professor of Psychology, Carlow University
Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback
Dozens of immigrants from 18 nations take the oath to become U.S. citizens on Jan. 27, 2025, in Topeka, Kan. AP Photo/John HannaThe Justice Department has identified 384 foreign-born Americans whose c...
Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God
A Croome & Brightly engraving shows John Nixon reading the Declaration of Independence after its…
Meloni and Trump’s cooling relationship marks the failure of an EU-MAGA middle ground
Breaking up is hard to do?Yoan Valat/AFP via Getty ImagesAs recently as October 2025, U.S. President…
‘Just war’ has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries – including criticism of Iran war…
Since the beginning of the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV has frequently called for peace, cautioning that t…
Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want when they die
A striking 51.7% of Gen Z respondents ranked casket burial as their first choice, compared with just…
What is black garlic? How heat and humidity turn a pungent ingredient mild and slightly sweet
Natasha Breen/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesYou may have seen black garlic appear more…
You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses
Are you sure you could tell if an AI chatbot were trying to sell you something?AP Photo/Michael Dwye…