Clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement outside a New Jersey immigration detention center since late May have become the latest flashpoint for protests against President Trump's immigration crackdown.
Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will be a vote on its geopolitical future as incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer relations with the European Union and the United States despite longstanding ties with Russia that have been championed by his critics.
Federal agencies made an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in the 2026 fiscal year, totaling about $3 trillion in payment errors since 2003, according to a new report.
Americans increasingly vote like hostages negotiating with fate. Every election is sold as the most important of our lifetime. Every cycle becomes a final battle for the soul of the country. Then Tuesday becomes Wednesday, the sun rises, and people are left wondering why so little actually feels fixed. Look at the country right now, […]
A wave of U.S. states is considering overhauls to gambling laws and updating regulations meant to protect consumers who exhibit signs of problem gambling. Media outlets have picked up on a particular angle, young men and the allure of sports betting, producing stories in North Carolina, New York, and Florida, as well as in the […]
One fall can change a life forever. Physical therapists see it all the time. A grandfather misses the bottom step of the front porch while hurrying after a grandchild. A woman living alone slips on a small piece of ice that fell unnoticed on the kitchen floor. A senior gets tangled in an extension cord […]
Two kinds of people populated Europe back in the day, a German politician once told me. Most Europeans were dutiful citizens, rule followers, whose chief virtue was dependability. A smaller group were untamed, ambitious risk-takers, the politician said. She concluded: “The second group all got on a boat and went to America.” This European founding […]
For the first time in 13 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidance on recess, declaring what many parents and physicians have long understood intuitively: Recess is not a luxury or a reward. It is essential to children’s health and development. The updated guidance, published in the journal Pediatrics, reflects growing evidence that children need […]
