White biologist sues Cornell, alleging illegal race-based hiring
An evolutionary biologist filed a lawsuit against Cornell University this week that alleges the Ivy League school used unlawful race-based...
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie Albert, director...
Fed Meeting Comes at Pivotal Moment for Central Bank’s Independence
For Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, the past month has probably felt like a political eternity....
ICE would still operate in a partial government shutdown
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration enforcement agencies would keep operating even if broad swaths of the federal...
A City Where Every Step Outside Risks Death by Drone
It was pickup time at the day care. As other children and parents milled about, Tanya Leshchenko sat on a...
Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories.
One was a 23-year-old budding fashion designer, another a prospective engineering student bound for Tehran. There was also a mother,...
How to fight child hunger in a time of foreign aid cuts
Already, 2026 is proving to be a challenging year for global hunger. Last year, the global development sector faced enormous...
Retired NYPD officer collapses, dies shoveling snow for churchgoers during devastating Northeast winter storm
A New York community is mourning the death of a retired NYPD officer who died after reportedly suffering a heart attack while...
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
When Tesla shareholders approved an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk last year, they bet on Musk’s ability...
Fed meeting updates: Powell expected to hold interest rates steady in first decision of 2026
Jerome Powell, a particularly mild-mannered speaker, slammed recent attempts to intimidate his department. Li Yuanqing/Xinhua via Getty ImagesIt's the first...
