Stacy Malkan / U.S. Right To KnowDozens of food and beverage corporations and trade groups are pushing for a federal law that would override tough new state-level food safety laws in favor of a weaker federal standard.Environment
Paula Span / KFF Health NewsMultiple recent studies suggest that severe Alzheimer’s pathology correlates to chronic exposure to PM2.5 and other particulates.Immigration
Melissa Sanchez, Jodi S. Cohen, T. Christian Miller, Sebastian Rotella, Mariam Elba / ProPublicaAlthough officials said they had intelligence about guns, drugs and explosives, they have not revealed evidence that they seized anything illicit.TD Original
Saeedullah Safi / TruthdigBy forging creative and invisible networks that allow them to survive, they are finding a way to be free despite the Taliban bans.
Melanie Benesh / UndarkAn antiabortion group has been co-opting environmental laws in an effort to restrict access to abortion medications like misoprostol.
Anita Hofschneider / GristEfforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining threatens fisheries and food security.Middle East
Esraa Abo Qamar / PrismWith their homes reduced to rubble, many Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced in tents that pose significant hazards as winter approaches.Opinion
Robert Reich / SubstackYes, Schumer should go. But the Democrats’ problem runs deeper — to a fundamental asymmetry at the heart of American politics.Environment
Caitlin Ochs / High Country NewsBasin states have had two years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before the feds step in?
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Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible StatecraftThe government shutdown highlights how service members live paycheck to paycheck, while billions are wasted on weapons systems.TD Original
Alistair Alexander / TruthdigAs the microchips behind artificial intelligence grow in complexity, each generation requires more energy, minerals and water than the last, driving a ruinous cycle with no end in sight.
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Health & Wellness
Dozens of food and beverage corporations and trade groups are pushing for a federal law that would override tough new state-level food safety laws in favor of a weaker federal standard.
Environment
Multiple recent studies suggest that severe Alzheimer’s pathology correlates to chronic exposure to PM2.5 and other particulates.
Immigration
Although officials said they had intelligence about guns, drugs and explosives, they have not revealed evidence that they seized anything illicit.
TD Original
By forging creative and invisible networks that allow them to survive, they are finding a way to be free despite the Taliban bans.
Ear to the Ground
This year’s wins include awards for best online news site, photojournalism and political column writing.
Women
An antiabortion group has been co-opting environmental laws in an effort to restrict access to abortion medications like misoprostol.
Environment
Efforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining threatens fisheries and food security.
Middle East
With their homes reduced to rubble, many Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced in tents that pose significant hazards as winter approaches.
Opinion
Yes, Schumer should go. But the Democrats’ problem runs deeper — to a fundamental asymmetry at the heart of American politics.
Environment
Basin states have had two years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before the feds step in?
Sports
In Green Bay, the chant “We own you” has a double meaning.
Military
The government shutdown highlights how service members live paycheck to paycheck, while billions are wasted on weapons systems.
TD Original
As the microchips behind artificial intelligence grow in complexity, each generation requires more energy, minerals and water than the last, driving a ruinous cycle with no end in sight.