From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill
British and German troops observe a temporary truce on Christmas Day 1914.Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is reportedlysetting his sights on a Christmas peace deal in the...
Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’
Passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, backed by many of Epstein's alleged victims and family members, led the DOJ to begin releasing some of the Epstein files.AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteThe ...
Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears
’Tis the season ... for gift-buying stress.Photo by Ryan Miller/Invision/APAs a child, I loved being the center of attention. So it was a problem when my baby brother was born a day before my bi...
Angela J. Narayan, Associate Professor, Clinical Child Psychology Ph.D. program, University of Denver
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 7…
Dr. Jonas Salk displays his polio vaccine, which he developed in a University of Pittsburgh laborato…
People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
When a bot brings you the news, who built it and how it presents the information matter.Zentangle/iS…
Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do
Winter in a peasant village, painted by the Limbourg brothers and published in the medieval illumina…
Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vuln…
Protesters run as Cameroonian security forces use water cannons to disperse them during the country…
Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
Nick Fuentes believes that the country’s identity depends on preserving its white majority.AP …
Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan …
Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope collects absentee ballots from a drop box in 2024. Bill Pugliano/Gett…
How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
Blood vessel damage from fatty and high-sugar diets leads to inflammation, which can be detected by …