Two campus sexual assault allegations drew public attention in September 2026. At Cornell University, a former student’s civil lawsuit sparked national outrage, political intervention and an online solidarity movement. At Louisiana State University, a student’s […]
When leaders stumble: How 8 imperfect presidents still changed America The presidency reveals both the greatness and flaws of those who hold it, demonstrating that effective leadership can coexist with personal struggles spanning health crises, […]
After a quarter century that brought us a crisis in journalism, there are lessons learned by local journalists about serving their communities. NEW YORK — Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday, the skyline of lower Manhattan […]
This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be the strongest ever recorded, increasing the odds of never-before-seen weather extremes around the world. El Niño can increase the odds of supercharged storms in some places, […]
Ruling could have implications for multiple orders that have kept polluting, unreliable coal plants from retiring as scheduled. The Trump administration’s attempt to force a coal-fired power plant — one of Michigan’s worst polluters — […]
Odd natural phenomena that scientists only recently figured out Science has talked humanity down from centuries of anxious guessing about the natural world, and it’s done a genuinely remarkable job. A storm isn’t an angry […]
Our analysis found that firearm injuries of children in Florida disproportionately hit families in a handful of ZIP codes, almost all of them in Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, or Tampa Bay. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Just west […]
It’s been nearly eight decades since the strange disappearance of Jean Spangler, a 27-year-old Hollywood actress and dancer who left her Los Angeles home on October 7, 1949. She told her family she was meeting […]
Strange occurrences from the past century that defy logical explanation Some events simply refuse to cooperate with the rules everything else on the planet seems to follow. “Hard-to-explain happenstance” is the tidy label people usually […]
Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology specialist and a professor, run […]