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Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.

This story is part of our SPOTLIGHT series focusing on the state of education in Oklahoma. Read all our coverage and essays here. “Blah blah blah.” That’s all I heard during story time, sitting on a colorful checkered carpet in kindergarten, feeling like a stain that didn’t belong, yet somehow stood out. English was not […]

The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.

Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock.

The leaders of Canada, France, India and Turkey are among those looking to leverage their ability to say ‘no’ to Washington.

Behind the difference looms the specter of Russia, which each side sees in increasingly opposing terms.

‘Soccer’ originated as a slang term in the 1880s and continues to be used around the world today. So why are some people squeamish about the term?

A team of researchers worked grueling, hot hours in the desert to understand the history of life in Earth’s oceans after a major extinction event.

پژوهشگاه نابرابری‌های جهانی (WIL) در گزارشی که روز پنج‌شنبه ۴ ژوئن منتشر شد، نقشه راهی بلندپروازانه برای ساخت جهانی برابرتر و در عین حال سازگار با محدودیت‌های زیست‌محیطی ارائه کرد. این گزارش که با مشارکت ۴۵ پژوهشگر تدوین شده، استدلال می‌کند که کاهش چشمگیر نابرابری‌های درآمدی و ثروتی، گذار سریع از سوخت‌های فسیلی، تغییر الگوهای مصرف و اصلاح نظام مالیاتی جهانی می‌تواند تا پایان قرن، هم به مهار تغییرات اقلیمی و هم به توزیع عادلانه‌تر ثروت منجر شود.

Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting the public toward coercing support for the regime.

Ben Franklin led an effort to print paper bills in the American colonies, after a coin shortage constrained the economy.

В 2025 году только у 4% людей и организаций, объявленных в России «иностранными агентами», нашли иностранное финансирование, сообщил заместитель главы Минюста Олег Свириденко. Его слова приводит «Коммерсант».

About a third of Americans report using high-interest credit cards for everyday expenses as costs continue to rise.

Nearly one-third of Philadelphia schools closed in 2013 still sit vacant while cyber charters banked millions in revenue.

Patience is a virtue that researchers have linked to many parts of well-being. But it’s also something that needs a bit of practice and training – and can be undermined by instant, easy gratification.

"U vreme kada samit EU–Zapadni Balkan naglašava značaj regionalne saradnje i dobrosusedskih odnosa, potrebni su međusobno poštovanje i dijalog", poručili su zvaničnici Evropske komisije, reagujući na događaje nakon kojih su crnogorske vlasti vratile grupu državljana Srbije. Crnogorska policija vratila je u Srbiju grupu od 87 državljana Srbije koji su doputovali čarter letom, procenivši da predstavljaju bezbednosni rizik. Potom su mediji u Crnoj Gori izvestili da su pojedini crnogorski...

今天是八九六四37周年紀念日。在這一事件後在中國出生的年輕人中，很少有人了解或知道這場民主運動及對它的血腥鎮壓，但也有年輕人表示，六四改變了他看待這個國家和歷史的方式，影響了他的一生。

Wezîrê Berevanîyê yê Îsraîlê Israel Katz îro Pêncşemê got ku Îsraîl dê niha li Libnanê êrîşên xwe bidomîne û ji başûrê wî welatî venakişe. Axaftina wezîrê Îsraîlî tê piştî ku Libnan û Îsraîlê li ser agirbestê li hev kir, bi mercê ku Hizbullah êrîşan rawestîne. Peyman li Washingtonê piştî hevdîtinên di navbera karbidestên Libnanî û Îsraîlê de hate ragihandin, ku beşek e ji rêyeke dîplomatîk a bi pêşengîya Amerîkayê. Hizbullah ne alîyeke di van hevdîtinan de û ew rêkeftinê red dike. Ajansa...

Тәжікстан билігі ресейлік BTK Group компаниясымен жасалған келісімнің жай-жапсарын айтты. Бұл жөнінде Азаттықтың Тәжік қызметі хабарлады. Инвестиция жөніндегі комитет төрағасының орынбасары Фаррух Юсуфзоданың депутаттарға айтуынша, алдағы он жылда BTK Group Тәжікстан экономикасына 150 млн доллар ақша салады және мақта талшығын өңдеу зауытын салады. Тәжікстан есесіне компанияға тиісті инфрақұрылыммен жабдықталған ауыл шаруашылық мақсатында қолданылатын 15 мың гектар жерді мақта өсіруге...

In the prison library at the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Ira Johnson is in his element. Johnson uses the library for both legal efforts and creative writing. He does so with a singular focus on getting out of prison. The post How One Man Fights and Writes for His Freedom From Prison appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.