Two letters from different groups of senators call for answers from the Trump administration about pauses in scientific communications and funding. (Image credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg) Read More
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately. (Image credit: Stefani Reynolds) Read More
The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. (Image credit: Eakin Howard) Read More
Frazier in his final words criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for not returning him to serve out a previous life sentence in her state, which doesn’t have the death penalty. (Image credit: Jake May/MLive.com) Read More
The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation. (Image credit: Moses Sawasawa) Read More
The outraged passenger hires a lawyer to dispute the fine over a public phone call in Nantes.Read More
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The offer is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to slash the size of the federal government.Read More
What do large crowds of people and water have in common? They both act like fluids. When crowds cheer, sway and clump together, the movements look like ripples of water. Researchers hope insights from physics like this one could help officials and engineers create safer crowds at festivals. Help shape the future of Short Wave…
A haven for the super rich, or a city built on scams? The BBC was invited to find out.Read More