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Journalists say that if they are forced to turn over to law enforcement any news information they have gathered, it will erode the trust of sources and the public – and place them in danger.
Extremist groups like the Proud Boys get white supremacy into headlines. But all white people benefit from white supremacy, whether they know it or not.
The president’s language sounded less presidential and more inflammatory in the weeks leading up to the riots.
It’s unclear whether Women for America First, the ‘social welfare group’ that obtained a permit for the pro-Trump rally that let to a siege on the Capitol, could be held liable.
The fusing of Christian nationalism and violent extremism on display during the attack on the US Capitol can be traced, in part, to two incidents in the early 1990s.
Broadcasters silenced Father Charles Coughlin in 1938, just as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have shut down pro-Trump incitements to violence in 2021.
Cities are danger zones for migrating birds, but there are ways to help feathered visitors pass through more safely
Smart people can have really bad ideas – like selectively breeding human beings to improve the species. Put into practice, Galton’s concept proved discriminatory, damaging, even deadly.
A biologist who studies the evolution of diseases explains what’s different about the two new virus strains that have been found recently, and what that means for vaccine effectiveness.
Trump’s hero’s journey was etched for all to see in his favorite medium.
West Virginia’s success holds some important lessons for other states and the rest of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Mimicking other groups and making false claims of responsibility are popular deception tactics used in terrorism.
The FBI has long warned that white supremacist groups are seeking to infiltrate police, which makes the events of Jan. 6 all the more concerning.
Massive vaccine distribution efforts take a lot of coordination. The rollout of the Salk polio vaccine in the US in 1955 holds lessons for those delivering COVID-19 shots today.
Since its creation, the infamous diagonal blue cross with white stars on a red background has been a symbol of white resistance to giving Black Americans more political power.
Pointing out the benefits of white privilege has become a racial justice rallying cry, but associating ‘white’ with ‘privilege’ in the classroom can harm academic performance among students of color.
When a community reopens its schools and COVID-19 rates increase, other factors – not the reopening of schools – may still be to blame, new research finds.
The Mega Millions lotto pot for Jan. 15 is the second largest it’s ever been. Taxes on the lotto go to state governments, but often the money isn’t spent in quite the way it’s supposed to be.
‘Orphan drugs’ with high price points are being tested as treatments for COVID-19. There’s a better way to spur low-cost innovation for new drugs.
Even though a House majority voted to impeach, President Trump, the process will likely not be finished before he’s left office. A philosopher argues why the impeachment is an important moral action.
Two in five Americans say they don’t want a COVID-19 vaccine, which is a problem. Finding out what Americans do want from a vaccine might help.
With obscenities and violence, rioters at the Capitol left an obvious message: angry contempt for women.
Congress passed a new law in late 2020 that will change how students apply for money for college. An expert explains what the changes mean for students and families.
Scientists are experimenting with using dogs to sniff out people infected with COVID-19. But dogs aren’t the only animals with a nose for disease.