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FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the shooting is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics. Continue reading →
Tompkins is “stepping away” at the request of the governor and attorney general, according to their offices, but he has told them he intends to seek paid medical leave for an existing condition. Continue reading →
Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a seemingly simple message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is not wasted and only being delivered for “reasonable” and “beneficial” uses. Continue reading →
This was the second time in recent days that the US attorney's office was unable to persuade grand jurors to bring an indictment against a federal agent. Continue reading →
Honeycomb, a mathematical marvel, is made by worker bees. But how do bees work together, and how does each worker know what to do with her little piece of wax? Continue reading →
The meeting took place amid mounting outrage over this week’s double Israeli strike on a southern Gaza hospital that killed journalists, emergency responders, and others. Continue reading →
Denmark’s foreign minister summoned the most senior US diplomat in the country Wednesday after the nation’s public broadcaster reported that Americans have been conducting influence operations in Greenland, the semiautonomous territory that President Trump wants the United States to control. Continue reading →
Instead of waiting for the SJC to remove him, the Suffolk County sheriff took a deal from the governor and attorney general that means a softer landing — but a swift exit. Continue reading →
"These scholars supply much-needed tuition revenue and living-expense spending while bringing talent that fuels laboratories, classrooms, and local economies," writes a faculty member. Continue reading →
