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Generative AI is making it easier than ever to create influencers who don’t actually exist. These synthetic personas can build audiences, pr...

The latest news in the redistricting arms race between Republicans and Democrats saw voters narrowly approve a new map in Virginia that coul...

A large-scale and delicate system of ocean currents that has been active for millions of years and that’s responsible for our warm climate i...

King Charles III is heading to Washington for his first visit as monarch — and the timing is anything but simple. The king will address Cong...

President Donald Trump has been clashing with Pope Leo XIV for weeks now in a rare and increasingly public dispute between a U.S. president...

The Trump administration's mass deportation effort has played out on numerous fronts since he took office in 2024. There’s been dramatic ICE...

Wildfire season is already off to an early and dangerous start across the U.S., with more than 1.6 million acres burned — far above the 10-y...

You can sip it. Zip it. Drive it. American brands do more than fill our lives, they shape who we are. As the nation marks its 250th annivers...

Last December, President Donald Trump convened a meeting of pharmaceutical executives with the goal of getting them to lower the cost of pre...

President Donald Trump had his first and only state visit with Queen Elizabeth on June 3rd, 2019. It was a meeting he had long anticipated,...

The Department of Justice is in turmoil . The previous controversial attorney general Pam Bondi is out, and thousands of employees have eith...

After reading the Epstein files, Claire Wilmot, a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, uncovered a chill...

It's been a week of escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump with regards to Iran, starting with threats to power plants and bridges...

The World Cup is just over two months away. The 48 teams that were selected will be competing in a record 104 matches across 16 cities in th...

Cannabis is widely known as a recreational drug, illegal in some states and legal in others. But what do you know about cannabis-based thera...

The midterm elections are heating up and battlelines are being drawn in cities and towns across the country, in places like Riverside County...

In Big Bend, Texas, residents across party lines are voicing strong opposition to the Trump administration’s plans for a new border wall, ar...

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in perhaps its most controversial case this term, the one involving birthright citizenship. O...

The Supreme Court has issued a major ruling on conversion therapy — siding with a Colorado counselor who argued the state’s ban violated her...

With smartphones and social media, pornography is more accessible than ever . Some young men say early exposure led to compulsive use that a...

The US-led war in Iran is the first global conflict where AI is playing a major role, both on the literal battlefield and on social media wh...

USA TODAY’s Women of the Year honors women from diverse backgrounds and industries who are making a difference in their communities. In this...

Buying concert tickets already means high fees and limited choices. Add to that the headache of frustrating presales. So just how much does...

Actor and author Andrew McCarthy set out to reconnect with old friends. What followed was a 10,000-mile road trip and a deeper look at somet...

Income inequality in the U.S. is surging, reminiscent of the Gilded Age, according to Inequality.org, a project of the Institute for Policy...

Only 90 miles separates the U.S. from Cuba, a roughly one-hour flight from Miami. But while close geographically, decades of geopolitical te...

It’s not if, but when the next major power grid failure will happen . Major recent failures have exposed the grid’s vulnerabilities, from th...

Oil and water are both strategic in the war with Iran . Disruptions to either resource in the Middle East could further impact energy, food...

As the U.S.-Israel war in Iran intensifies, it’s hard to imagine Iran was once an important U.S. ally. In this special episode, we lay out k...

A critically important source of water for seven western states, the Colorado River is now running out of water. To fix the problem a public...

Public health policy has become one of the most contentious fronts of the Trump administration. From cuts to Medicaid to RFK Jr.'s promotion...

President Donald Trump says the SAVE America Act could “guarantee the midterms” for Republicans . The bill would require proof of citizenshi...

March Madness is almost here , and the bracket picture is starting to come into focus. Is there a true favorite this year, or is the field w...

On Tuesday night in Georgia, a crowded Republican field tested the strength of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Republican Clay Fulle...

Alarm bells on the health of the U.S. economy are ringing . An unexpectedly dismal jobs report, growing unemployment and the ensuing uncerta...

Independent reporter Aaron Parnas has built one of the fastest-growing news audiences on social media , with millions of followers across Ti...

Tony Mitchell, who was held for nearly two weeks in a concrete cell known as “The Freezer” at the Walker County Jail. The medical examiner s...

With rare access and unflinching restraint, the documentary The Alabama Solution exposes the human cost of confinement in stark – at times d...

House Judiciary Committee oversight hearings are intended to hold federal agencies accountable. But the latest session involving Homeland Se...

Crafting is having a moment. From knitting and crochet to embroidery and quilting, more people — especially younger adults — are picking up...

With U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, followed by Tehran’s retaliation across the region, the U.S. is now engaged in open conflict with Ira...

Primary season is here, and even though President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot, his influence is shaping races across the country. Repub...

While the Clintons testified in closed-door Congressional hearings about what they know about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the fa...

Sex for secrets. In an age dominated by digital surveillance, human desire remains a vulnerability. Foreign intelligence agencies are still...

After a tumultuous start to his second term, President Donald Trump is looking to reset the reigning narrative about his leadership with Ame...

Last week, the Supreme Court delivered a major ruling on presidential power — striking down a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s econom...

America needs affordable energy, and that demand sits at the crossroads of creating economic stability while balancing environmental respons...

Jesse Jackson spent decades as a public figure turning his moral convictions into public action . Jackson was a Presidential Medal of Freedo...

Maryland Governor Wes Moore was taken aback when he learned that he wasn’t on President Donald Trump’s invite list for the White House’s ann...

Last week, the Trump administration announced it was repealing a 2009 determination called the endangerment finding. That finding had been t...