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How Detroit Public Schools is improving literacy rates

Study finds uptick in violence in parts of Africa post-USAID

Week in politics: President Trump's trip to China

How 'The Simpsons' revolutionized primetime TV

The Simpsons fundamentally transformed American television by subverting traditional sitcom tropes and establishing a new standard for animated primetime comedy. Author Alan Segel argues that the show’s golden era in the late 1980s and 1990s succeeded because writers processed decades of television history into a trans...

Why an environmental journalist pivoted to make the climate crisis more engaging for children

Popular TV drama about Communist spies in Taiwan in 1949 weaves history with Beijing's point of view

China is leveraging the high-production spy thriller Silent Honor to reinforce its territorial claims over Taiwan through mainstream entertainment. The 39-episode drama, based on the real-life 1949 execution of communist spy Wu Shi, represents a shift toward sophisticated state-sponsored storytelling involving direct s...

Abortion rights opponent on Supreme Court move to maintain telehealth access to abortion pill

Insiade Oklahoma's new dark sky park

Kevin Warsh becomes 17th Fed chair amid rising inflation and an uncertain economy

Honda reports annual loss for the first time in nearly 70 years

Reporters reflect on covering China

World Cup crowds will test Boston’s roads, rails and wallets

Former Congressman Barney Frank's urgent message for Democrats

States consider laws blocking AI personhood

The Iraq vet redefining mindfulness, one bourbon at a time

Uncovering Scott Tong's grandfather's story, a hidden family history brought to light

Scott Tong investigates the suppressed history of his grandfather, Carlton Sun, who died in a Chinese labor camp after being convicted of collaborating with Japanese occupiers during World War II. Historian Pochek Fu argues that such wartime decisions were often driven by survival and necessity rather than political id...

What does the new Fed Chair mean for interest rates?

Trump shakes up forest management ahead of a potentially destructive wildfire season

On 'Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace,' poetry and jazz shake hands

Taiwan on the menu: China's Xi tells Trump U.S.-China relations hinge on Taiwan