Massachusetts Biotech Rebounds as Investment Returns After Years of Industry Turmoil
A growing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has become the center of a national controversy over vaccines, public-health communication and political misinformation after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioned whether two recently reported measles-associated deaths were legitimate. The dispute comes as the United States experiences its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades […]
Federal Rural Health Fund Offers Hospitals Relief, but Medicaid Cuts Loom Much Larger
Rural hospitals across the United States are beginning to receive billions of dollars in new federal funding intended to modernize healthcare in underserved communities. But hospital leaders and health-policy experts warn that the temporary assistance is unlikely to compensate for the much larger Medicaid reductions expected over the coming decade. The tension stems from President […]
Bill Gates Sounds the Alarm as AI’s Rapid Advance Raises Risks for Jobs, Children and Society
Bill Gates, one of the technology industry’s most prominent optimists, is dramatically changing his tone on artificial intelligence. After years of emphasizing AI’s potential to improve healthcare, education, productivity and scientific discovery, the Microsoft co-founder now warns that the technology is advancing so quickly that governments and societies may not be prepared for the disruption […]
Federal Judge Blocks Ohio’s Citizenship-Proof Voting Rule Ahead of Midterms
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Ohio law requiring residents to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote at motor vehicle offices, delivering a setback to Republican efforts to tighten voter-registration requirements ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections. The decision adds Ohio to a growing national legal battle over how […]
A California Sanctuary Becomes a Global Lifeline for the World’s Endangered Gibbons
Hidden in the dry hills of California’s Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles, an unusual conservation center has spent half a century protecting some of the world’s rarest primates. The Gibbon Conservation Center, founded in 1976, has evolved from a small collection of animals into an internationally recognized institution devoted exclusively to gibbon conservation, […]
Republicans Turn Against Data Centers as Voter Backlash Reshapes the AI Deb
Republican politicians across the United States are rapidly changing how they talk about data centers, shifting from enthusiastic support to increasingly sharp criticism as voters grow more concerned about electricity costs, land use, tax incentives and the environmental impact of the massive facilities that power artificial intelligence. In just the past six months, Republican rhetoric […]
Trump’s 50% Tariffs Push U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions Into a New Phase
The trade conflict between the United States and Canada has entered a much more aggressive stage after President Donald Trump’s administration imposed 50% tariffs on more than 550 Canadian products, expanding a dispute that now reaches everything from honey and makeup to hockey sticks, construction materials and electronics. The new measures took effect on August […]
Kushner Opens a Quiet Channel to Democrats as Battle for the House Intensifies
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and influential outside adviser, recently held a private meeting in New York with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, an unusual encounter that comes as both parties prepare for a highly competitive fight over control of Congress in the November 2026 midterm elections. The meeting suggests that figures close to […]
Moderna’s Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough Revives Its Future Beyond Covid
Moderna has delivered one of the most important results in its history since the development of its Covid-19 vaccine, reporting that its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine significantly reduced the risk of melanoma returning or spreading when used together with Merck’s blockbuster immunotherapy drug Keytruda. The breakthrough has revived hopes that mRNA technology could become a […]
Billionaires Turn American Farmland Into a Hot Investment, Raising Fears Farmers Will Be Priced Out
America’s richest investors are buying enormous amounts of farmland, transforming agricultural property into an increasingly valuable alternative asset while creating new concerns that working farmers—especially younger ones—may be unable to compete for land they need to build or expand their businesses. The trend has attracted attention partly because of high-profile billionaires who have embraced farming […]
