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‘This will not end here’: A scholar explains why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden political violence

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
imageA boy in Scottsdale, Ariz., attends a Catholic rosary prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk after he was killed during a Utah college event on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, has brought renewed attention to the climate of political violence in...

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Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here’s how to help kids in the Motor City breathe easier

  • Written by Rhonda Conner-Warren, Assistant Professor of Health Programs, Michigan State University
imageSmoke and haze from a Canadian wildfire blankets downtown Detroit in August 2025. AP Photo/Ryan Sun

Detroit kids 17 and under were nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than other kids in Michigan, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released on Sept. 2, 2025. The data examines the...

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Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

  • Written by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
imageCharlie Kirk addresses the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. Al Drago/Getty Images

The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, has drawn widespread condemnation and renewed attention to the climate of political violence in the United States....

Read more: Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake

  • Written by Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
imageUnder medical privacy regulations, health care providers can disclose health information in response to a subpoena, but they are not required to.designer491/iStock via Getty Images

On Sept. 10, 2025, a federal judge blocked the Department of Justice’s attempt to subpoena medical records and other private health information on minors receiving...

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A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it

  • Written by Cal J. Halvorsen, Associate Professor of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
imageThe program helps Americans over 55 find job training and short-term employment.Marc Romanelli/Tetra images via Getty Images

For the first time in U.S. history, there are more Americans over 62 than under 18. With the national workforce getting older every year, many economists argue that having people keep working longer than they used to would...

Read more: A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it

A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like

  • Written by John Rennie Short, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageElderly residents in Chongqing watch a live broadcast of China's Victory Day military parade. Cheng Xin/Getty Images

On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed event in which 26 world leaders were offered a podium view of Beijing’s impressive military might.

The show...

Read more: A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived

  • Written by Jayde N. Hirniak, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University
imageCollecting microscopic glass samples at Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa.Katherine Elmes

If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years.

While the volcano is located in what’s now Indonesia, living...

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How Giorgio Armani mastered the art of outfitting Hollywood stars to sell clothes to the masses

  • Written by Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress, University of Southern California
imageOver the course of his career, Giorgio Armani outfitted characters in more than 200 films.Franco Origlia/Getty Images

The death of Giorgio Armani marks the passing of one of Italy’s most influential fashion designers.

As someone who studies the intersection of fashion, media and entertainment, I think one of the designer’s most...

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How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump

  • Written by Nick Marx, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
image'South Park' creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker appear at Comic-Con 2025 in San Diego on July 24, 2025. Amy Sussman/Getty Images

The Season 27 premiere of “South Park” in July 2025 began like so many of the show’s episodes: Resident bigot Eric Cartman is pissed off. He directs his ire at the Trump administration, which had...

Read more: How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters the party lost to Trump

Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards

  • Written by Andrew Yockey, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Mississippi
imageDriving under the influence of drugs – be it prescription, legal or illegal – is just as deadly as alcohol. Darwin Brandis/iStock via Getty Images Plus

In October 2023, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in Coleman, Wisconsin: An 8‑month‑old girl lost her life when a driver, impaired by cannabis, ran a stop sign and crashed...

Read more: Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly...

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  1. Poland responds to Russian drones incursion by invoking Article 4 of the NATO treaty − what happens next?
  2. Israeli strike in Doha crosses a new line from which relations with Gulf may not recover
  3. The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
  4. Where does your glass come from?
  5. Sacred texts and ‘little bells’: The building blocks of Arvo Pärt’s musical masterpieces
  6. 40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see
  7. Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
  8. Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and why that matters for democracy
  9. Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
  10. How does AI affect how we learn? A cognitive psychologist explains why you learn when the work is hard
  11. Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events
  12. New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma
  13. What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
  14. We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found
  15. The surprising recovery of once-rare birds
  16. Techno-utopians like Musk are treading old ground: The futurism of early 20th-century Europe
  17. Trump reversed policies supporting electric vehicles − it will affect the road to clean electricity, too
  18. Brazil’s Bolsonaro may soon join ranks of failed coup plotters held to account − hampering the chance of any political comeback
  19. How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws
  20. Trump’s radical argument that he alone can interpret vague laws fails its first court test in dismissal of Fed governor
  21. Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest Boricua community
  22. When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go
  23. 50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today
  24. How is paint made?
  25. Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem
  26. Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble
  27. George Washington’s worries are coming true
  28. Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military
  29. Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research
  30. An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy
  31. Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme Court
  32. Helping teens navigate online racism − study shows which parenting strategy works best
  33. 3 states push to put the Ten Commandments back in school – banking on new guidance at the Supreme Court
  34. Colorado has one of the nation’s highest suicide rates − an ER doctor explains how to bring it down
  35. When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to Ukraine − what we call them matters
  36. Jury trials, a critical part of democracy, are disappearing
  37. Astrology’s appeal in uncertain times
  38. Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership - health scholar explains why the agency’s ability to protect public health is compromised
  39. US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on board
  40. Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
  41. A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career
  42. Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
  43. How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics
  44. You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies
  45. Hidden treasures of America’s national parks are closer than you might think
  46. How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims
  47. China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada
  48. AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world
  49. 5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
  50. Green gruel? Pea soup? What Westerners thought of matcha when they tried it for the first time