Tuesday, August 18, 2026 7:17 PM ET
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Double threats: Actors who also sing, rap7 hours ago
Voices - Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia - Disasters weaken support systems that take years to rebuild, at the same time people caught in them are under extraordinary psychological stress.7 hours ago
Takaichi's grand strategy is taking shape7 hours ago
The Gradient Principle: When inequality becomes movement8 hours ago
The reason many Americans are cutting ties with parents and siblings14 hours ago
Quitting alcohol can increase the risk of compulsive drinking -- Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse, new research in mice suggests.7 hours ago
Latin America's religious revolution is reshaping its politics -- For centuries, Catholicism was so deeply woven into Latin American identity that the two sometimes seemed inseparable.8 hours ago
The false and the furious: We aren't just bothered by different beliefs -- Differences in beliefs may not be what drives people apart. A belief that someone else is wrong may be the stronger force.14 hours ago
After the commodity boom, Latin America confronts its growth trap -- Renewed volatility in energy and commodity markets is again exposing a divide within Latin America.1 day ago
As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes rise -- Oil companies are making massive profits and stockpiling cash, and holding off on changing their investment plans.4 days ago
The real question isn't why North Koreans don't resist -- People believe the first world they encounter is the normal one. For North Koreans, dictatorship is that kind of presence -- they way things are.4 days ago
America is debating socialism -- Latin America has been here before -- For most Latin Americans, the Democratic Socialists of America probably seems like a distant feature of domestic U.S. politics. That may be a mistake.5 days ago
New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers -- SignalTrace, a system marketed by the security company Leonardo, is designed to work alongside automatic license plate readers.5 days ago
Adam Smith and Christian morality -- This year marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith's masterpiece, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations."6 days ago
Cyclospora spreads through human waste -- so how did it get on food? -- The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, scientific and public health researchers say.6 days ago
Unlike Washington, Tokyo bets on India -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to New Delhi illustrates that while many capitals are hedging, Tokyo is doubling down on India.6 days ago
Venezuela: Two earthquakes that exposed institutional failure -- The extent of the damage from earthquakes depends on the quality of construction and whether safety standards are enforced.7 days ago
The typical gig worker is changing -- and struggling more than ever -- The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery, there's a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits.7 days ago
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's -- mental maps protect brain -- Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer's disease.8 days ago
How hackers attack city water systems -- and why they're vulnerable -- Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota in July. Since then, several other states have reported similar attacks.8 days ago
World noticed Korea's chip schools before Korea did -- Foreign chip and equipment makers from South Korea and abroad court graduates of Chungbuk Semiconductor High School in a small Korean town.8 days ago