Chief of Police Scott Robertson talks with fourth grade students as they huddle in a closet during a lockdown drill at the St. Bernard School
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The Uvalde police keep changing their story
A child crosses under caution tape at Robb Elementary School. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images Law enforcement noted they made the “wrong decision” when they didn’t
The Supreme Court just okayed Biden’s “social cost of carbon.” It’s still way too low.
Amanda Northrop/Vox We’re radically underestimating the true cost of our carbon footprint. The Supreme Court decided on May 26 to allow President Joe Biden’s administration
Congress gives itself a 10-day deadline to find a deal on gun control
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) addresses a rally with fellow Democrats and gun control advocacy groups outside the Capitol on May 26, in Washington, DC. |
The long, long, twisty affair between the US military and Hollywood
When Tom Cruise starred in Top Gun in 1986, it wasn’t just a box office bonanza — it was a boon to the US military.
How bad could the monkeypox outbreak get?
Passengers from Singapore walk past a monkeypox information panel and infrared thermometer displays checking their body temperature at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, in
Why gun control feels out of reach — and why there’s still hope
Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the US Capitol on May 26, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
How America fails children
A woman hugs a girl as they cry during a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas,
America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
A person grieves at a makeshift memorial set up outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25. | Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty
Why Boeing’s successful Starliner test is a big deal
Boeing’s Starliner took off for the International Space Station on May 19. | Joel Kowsky/NASA Elon Musk’s SpaceX finally has some competition. Starliner, a space