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Thousands more U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East
Early on the morning of September 2, 2024, a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train was the scene of a random and horrific mass shooting. Four people were shot and killed on a westbound train as it approached the suburb of Forest Park. The police swiftly activated a digital dragnet—a surveillance network that connects thousands…
The Education Secretary has learned from the government’s failures by making a principled case for reform
A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government
Gold has fallen from recent highs but there are several reasons investors are still finding refuge in the precious metal
Nature, Published online: 23 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00220-9 Officials from the US Department of Health and Human Services, which funded the controversial study, say that it will proceed as planned
China has confirmed that it received an invitation from the United States to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace for Gaza”. When asked about China’s position on the US president’s proposal on Tuesday, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the invitation had been received but he did not say whether Beijing would accept it. Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to join the initiative as part of his efforts to push forward his 20-point plan to resolve the conflict in Gaza. The board was
Nature, Published online: 20 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00090-1 From education to pandemic preparedness and public-health cuts, the past year has seen huge stress put on US science
American negotiators trumpeted plans for a prisoner swap, but that was small recompense for months of diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration