1 in 4 Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey trial spotlighted the clash between science and religion

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The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in Americas ongoing culture war. Charles...

In LGBTQ+ storybook case, Supreme Court handed a win to parental rights, raising tough questions for educators

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The Supreme Court tends to save its blockbuster orders for the last day of the term and 2025 was no exception. Among the important decisions handed down June 27, 2025, was Mahmoud v. Taylor a case of particular interest...

Pop, soda or coke? The fizzy history behind America’s favorite linguistic debate

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With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts at least until that wayward cousin asks for a pop in soda country, or even worse, a coke when they actually want a Sprite. Few...

The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies

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You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts for your location....

Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a nuclear engineer explains the importance of centrifuges to Iranian efforts to build nuclear weapons

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When U.S. forces attacked Irans nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, the main target was metal tubes in laboratories deep underground. The tubes are centrifuges that produce highly enriched uranium needed to build nuclear...

Bill Moyers’ journalism strengthened democracy by connecting Americans to ideas and each other, in a long and extraordinary career

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Bill Moyers? Hes spectacular! George Clooney said and no wonder. I mentioned this legendary television journalist to the actor and filmmaker after Clooney emerged from the Broadway theater where he just had been...

Mexican flags flown during immigration protests bother white people a lot more than other Americans

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Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a series of raids throughout Los Angeles and Southern California in early June 2025, sparking protests in downtown Los Angeles and other cities, including New...