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 ...
Why doesn’t travel insurance cover war?
You might think it was exactly the kind of scenario you’d buy travel insurance for in the first place. A major, unforeseen i...
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 d...
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...
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 prison find support.Ja…
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. Bill Ingalls/NASA via A…
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 ImagesThree young Americans …
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, Illinois State Universit…
Stressed out by politics? You’re not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely to blame
Around 17% of American adults – roughly 44 million people – reported losing sleep over politics in 2024.MDV …
Why surging oil prices are a shock for the global economy – but not yet a crisis
Global oil markets have reacted swiftly to escalating tensions in the Middle East as the United States and Israel contin…
Iran’s targeting of airport, ports and hotels in reaction to US strikes has forced Gulf nations onto front lines of…
A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on Ma…
‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy
A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran on March 2, 2026.AP Photo/Mohsen GanjiShortly after the opening salvo of…
Australia’s gender pay gap is narrowing – and the public spotlight seems to be helping
Since 2024, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has been publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s lar…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians
A banner with the image of Ali Khamenei during a memorial vigil in Tehran, Iran.Majid Saeedi/Getty ImagesThe day Ayatoll…
What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere
Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at “ending crime and disorder on America&rsq…
Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition’s ancient roots
Artists have represented human bodies without clothes for a very long time.Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC BYCurious Kids…
The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons
Javon Jackson, center, was able to register to vote following passage of a 2019 Nevada law that restored voting rights t…
Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research
Free short, easily accessible programs could allow many more people to access mental health treatments.Elena Kalinicheva…