OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER / The Associated PressMar 9, 2020
Authorities in Oakland, California, ready passengers for transport to military bases or their home countries for a 14-day quarantine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
DARLENE SUPERVILLE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated PressFeb 26, 2020
The president pushes back against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressFeb 17, 2020
The Americans, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, are detained in California and Texas following charter flights from Japan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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CARA ANNA and LAURAN NEERGAARD /The Associated PressJan 16, 2020
Spread by mosquito bites, malaria kills more than 400,000 people every year, two-thirds of them under 5 and most in Africa. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigDec 30, 2019
If we hope to create a more just and democratic society, we must ensure that new technologies don't exclusively benefit those at the top. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MATTHEW DALY / The Associated PressDec 16, 2019
The bill would provide $25 million for studying gun violence, ending a nearly two-decade-long federal ban on such research. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and LAURAN NEERGAARD / The Associated PressJun 5, 2019
Abortion foes claim victory as Trump team ignores scientists' advice about its merits in studies on childhood cancers, other health woes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
RICHARD LARDNER / The Associated PressJan 20, 2018
Many governmental operations will continue, but the longer the closure goes on, the more likely that its impact will be felt. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
LAURAN NEERGAARD / The Associated PressJan 18, 2018
“You have experiments that have been going on for months if not years, and then all of a sudden you’ve got to stop—you can’t do that,” says a top doctor at the National Institutes of Health. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Randy Lee Loftis / RevealAug 10, 2017
The president's budget would slash nearly $1 out of every $4 spent on science research at federal agencies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsJan 25, 2017
The moves come amid growing concern that Trump and his appointees will suppress scientific innovation and research to advance their own ideological agenda. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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