Suit challenges Trump administration move to allow some ICE presence at polling places
Voters head into a polling site at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana, on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Tom Davies/Indiana…
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Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values
Missouri Republican state Rep. Cecelie Williams, flanked by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe and Democratic state Rep. Raychel Proudie, speaks in…
People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment
Many people with Tourette's suppress their tics until they can release them in a safe space. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty…
Tiny backpacks reveal the secret, sometimes circuitous migrations of small songbirds
A tracker must be light enough to not weigh down a bird that weighs only as much as a spoonful…
‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists
Gene Roddenberry, second from right, and Star Trek cast members visit the Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1976 with NASA Administrator…
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, States Newsroom editor remembers the heroes of Flight 93
The crash of United Flight 93 is marked by a boulder at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Stonycreek Township…
As the Trump administration dismantles Temporary Protected Status, Salvadorans may be next
Jose Palma holds the work authorization cards of a Salvadoran member of the National TPS Alliance. The individual has renewed…
Taxpayers don’t want to pay for new NFL stadiums – so why did politicians approve billions in subsidies to fund six new ones?
Beginning in 2027, the Tennessee Titans will play their home games in the new Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Over $1…
What comes next for the 1 million people who have lost – or will soon lose – Temporary Protected Status
People hold Haitian flags and signs during a July 2026 rally in San Diego in support of immigrants living in…
More states are putting panic alarms in schools
Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use panic alarms to quickly summon emergency…
FEMA is off the chopping block. But disaster aid is still a guessing game.
Sisters watch as a skid-steer loader pulls a tree in Highmore, South Dakota, on June 29, 2026, after a severe…
Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole?
Black holes have a gravitational pull so strong that no objects close to them can escape. Victor de Schwanberg/Science Photo…
Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?
Millions of people fly safely every day, but when plane crashes do happen, they can be catastrophic. RM Bulseco/Flickr, CC…
Why the rushed Postal Service plan for mail-in voting has states in a panic
A Utah County election worker picks up mailed ballots from the United States Postal Service office on Oct. 26, 2020…
Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military
President Donald Trump shows off a signed copy of his executive order at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, flanked…
Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears
A tobacco hornworm caterpillar is exposed to vibrations in an anechoic chamber. Binghamton University, State University of New York In…