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Total: 588

Running tests on lab rats, mice and other species is an integral part of biomedical research. Now, s

New York City has lost control of its jails. In May, a federal judge ruled that the city’s jails, in

For decades, kids in St. Louis County caught crawdads in Coldwater Creek, made mudpies, went swimmin

YouTube turns 20 this year. The platform now hosts 20 billion videos, and lets basically anyone, any

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new mission under the lea

NBA teams have nearly tripled the number of 3-point attempts since the turn of the century. Fans now

In an effort to reduce inequality in education outcomes, some school districts are removing honors c

The Trump administration says it's going to modernize air traffic control equipment. Many administra

AI is playing a larger role in the job hunting and hiring process. It helps job seekers fine-tune th

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty assesses what Elon Musk and his Department of Government of Effici

El Salvador was once the murder capital of the world. Now under President Nayib Bukele, it’s safer t

A $400 million jet from Qatar. His own crypto coin. Is President Donald Trump normalizing corruption

AI companies say they are running out of high-quality data to train their models on. But they might

Texas state legislature just passed a bill that would send doctors, teachers, librarians and more to

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the life and experiences of the White House Deputy Chief of Sta

A ceasefire deal has put a pause on conflict between India and Pakistan. But experts say the two nuc

The world's 1.4 billion Catholics have a new pope, Leo XIV. But the church he now leads is far from

The Biden administration first labeled Venezuelan gang as a multi-national criminal organization. Pr

As the U.S. military faces a recruiting crisis, women have been consistent enlistees into America’s

The vast majority of Trump’s executive orders have come from The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025,