Four States Urge FDA to Follow Science and Remove Abortion Pill Restrictions

People from the international feminist movement Non Una di Meno—meaning “not one more”—with signs depicting the abortion pill, RU-486, on May 25, 2024, in Rome, Italy. In Europe, mifepristone is available through standard healthcare channels, and the …

UN Member States to Adopt Voluntary Political Declaration to Solve Marine Crisis

Sat 07 Jun 2025 | 12:04 AM More than 2,000 scientists and advocates from at least 100 countries participated in the One Ocean Science Congress, dedicated to the increasing marine crisis. “The ocean is suffering at the cause of humanity,” said the Mayor of …

Biometric privacy on trial: The constitutional stakes in United States v. Brown

In January 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling that may ultimately reshape the boundaries of constitutional rights in the digital age. In United States v. Brown, the D.C. Circuit held that the FBI violated …

H.R. 884, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the ...

H.R. 884 would prohibit noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections. The bill also would repeal D.C. Law 24-242, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which permits noncitizens to vote in the District’s local elections. …

Iran and the United States have had no diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic revolution

Saudi Arabia’s AI ambition, and what it means for the United States

A day before Air Force One touched down in Riyadh to kick off US President Donald Trump’s three-country tour of the Gulf, Saudi Arabia made a pivotal announcement. The kingdom, long synonymous with oil, revealed a major investment in artificial …

2,000-mile-wide dust plume from Sahara Desert hitting United States

A giant plume of Sahara Desert dust is hitting the United States. The mass is over 2,000 miles wide and 750 miles long, and has reached and is spreading over Florida as of Wednesday (June 4). The phenomenon is due to a two to 2.5-mile-thick layer of the …

United States Vetoes Another U.N. Security Council Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire

At the United Nations, the United States on Wednesday vetoed another Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. The vote was 14 to 1, with the other permanent members of the Security Council — …

"The United States' avocado market has declined significantly, but the citrus market is much more stable"

Adrian Bayly, Avos America: "It's been a difficult season in the United States because of the tariffs that the U.S. imposed on Peru, like it did on most countries, but not on Mexico. The main challenges in that destination are Mexico's strong …

An Angry Soviet Fighter Pilot Once Gave His Plane to the United States

During the Cold War, which lasted from roughly 1947 to 1991, several notable Soviet citizens defected to the United States. Each defection was a victory of sorts in the war of ideological superiority between America and the Soviet Union. Indeed, several of …