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Marty Makary has made a habit of letting political preference color decisions at the agency.

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. To submit a question, fill out this anonymous form. Here’s this week’s question from […]

This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Justin Smarsh and his family used to kayak a few times a year on the rivers and creeks near their home in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania. High on the Appalachian Plateau, northeast of Pittsburgh, he spent hours in the woods and taught his two sons to hunt. Today, Smarsh said, he gets “suffocated just walking.” He has a constant dry cough, and he loses his breath if

Take a final exam inspired by the state’s new anti-woke course framework.

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Washington can’t reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.

I’ve been getting my hair braided ever since I was a little girl. In elementary school my Moesha obsession meant Brandy-style box braids; in middle school, Alicia Keys was the reason behind my cornrows, and even now, a vacation is not a vacation without a head full of boho braids.  I always thought of braids […]

Opinion This Mother’s Day, Native News Online honors Native mothers — the life-givers, the culture-keepers, the women whose strength holds our nations together. For Native peoples, motherhood is more than a role. It is a sacred calling that connects past to present and breathes life into seven future generations. In our tribal communities, mothers often provide the first Native language teaching, the first song lessons, and the first to tell the stories that root our children in who the

Guest Opinion Mother’s Day is a time to reflect on the women who have shaped our lives with strength, sacrifice and love. In Cherokee culture, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and other close female relatives have always stood at the center of our families and communities. They serve as our first teachers, caregivers, leaders and the keepers of our values. As First Lady of the Cherokee Nation and mother of Cherokee Nation citizens, I am proud that our Nation’s work in recent years has

As Mother’s Day approaches, a group of senators are raising the alarm about the “appalling and horrific treatment” of pregnant and nursing people in immigration detention. On Thursday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin demanding information about the treatment of this vulnerable group, and urging the agency to release pregnant women from Immigration and Customs Enforcem

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who has for years championed Canada's reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, is nearing the end of her tenure. She says she saw herself as a bridge-builder in the role and that reconciliation remains a worthwhile cause.

Marina Mabrey helped the Toronto Tempo take a one-point lead with 32 seconds left in the expansion team’s first-ever regular-season game in the WNBA.

The Trump administration hastily canceled research grants last year—but just hit a roadblock in court.

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There are few news subjects more reliably depressing than nutritional science.  A glance at the headlines will tell you that sugar is bad for you, red meat is bad for you, and alcohol is really, really bad for you. The message seems to be that if a food or drink gives you even an iota […]