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U.S. Fertility Rates Drop to Record Low in 2025 as Births Fall
Reuters – The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low last year, extending a nearly two-decade decline, provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Thursday.
Era of Political Violence Means Higher Costs for Candidate Security, a New Report Says
Associated Press – Security spending for congressional and presidential campaigns has jumped fivefold over the past decade as an increasingly hostile political environment has led to escalating threats against public officials, ranging from doxing to assassination plots, according to a report released Thursday.
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April 2026
Apr 10
Politics
Era of Political Violence Means Higher Costs for Candidate Security, a New Report Says
Apr 3
Asia
Food Assistance Slashed for Hundreds of Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Trapped in Bangladesh Camps
Apr 3
Weather & Environment
EPA Watchdog Finds Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Are Vulnerable to Flooding, Wildfires
Apr 3
Americas
As Freed Prisoners Celebrate in Cuba, Human Rights Groups Demand Clarity and Release of Protesters
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March 2026
Mar 25
Middle East
Iran Rejects U.S. Ceasefire Plan, Issues Its Own Demands as Strikes Land Across the Mideast
Mar 25
Society & Lifestyles
Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
Mar 16
International
Pakistan Says It Hit Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Fighting Shows No Letup
Mar 13
Education
Young Kids Missed the Pandemic’s School Disruptions. Their Reading Scores Are Still Behind
Mar 12
Middle East
Lebanon’s Latest Conflict Brings Rare Public Backlash Against Hezbollah as War Flares Again
Mar 11
International
Explainer: What Are the Challenges in Securing Shipping Through the Strait of Hormuz?
Mar 3
Middle East
Anxious Travelers Scramble as Iran War Strands Tens of Thousands Across the Middle East
Mar 2
Middle East
War in the Mideast Widens as President Trump Says Strikes on Iran Could Last Several Weeks
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February 2026
Feb 27
International
Pakistan Is in ‘Open War’ with Afghanistan After Latest Strikes, Defense Minister Says
Feb 26
Science & Technology
Police Are Finding Suspects Based On Their Online Searches as Courts Weigh Privacy Concerns
Feb 26
International
U.S. Military Builds Up the Largest Force of Warships and Aircraft in the Middle East in Decades
Feb 11
Middle East
Iran Commemorates 1979 Revolution as Nation Is Squeezed by Anger Over Crackdown and Tensions with U.S.
Feb 10
International
As U.S. Block of Oil Supply Deepens Energy Crisis, Cubans Ask: What More Can We Sacrifice?
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January 2026
Jan 30
Americas
Haiti Faces a Sexual Violence and Abuse Crisis as Gang Violence Spreads, Health Charity Warns
Jan 28
Middle East
Activists Say Iran’s Crackdown Has Killed at Least 6,221 People, as the Country’s Currency Plunges
Jan 23
Weather & Environment
Firefighters Face Attacks, Drones and Arsonists While Battling Deadly Blazes in Chile
Jan 14
Middle East
Iran Signals Plans for Fast Trials and Executions While Promising ‘Decisive Response’ to U.S., Israel
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Latest News
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April 10, 2026
- U.S. Fertility Rates Drop to Record Low in 2025 as Births Fall
- Gaza Marks 6 Months of a Ceasefire That May Offer Lessons for the Iran War
- Era of Political Violence Means Higher Costs for Candidate Security, a New Report Says April 6, 2026
- Aid Groups Warn Iran War Is Hindering Food and Medicine from Reaching Millions
- Artemis II Moon Mission Breaks Record for Distance from Earth April 3, 2026
- Food Assistance Slashed for Hundreds of Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Trapped in Bangladesh Camps
- EPA Watchdog Finds Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites Are Vulnerable to Flooding, Wildfires
- As Freed Prisoners Celebrate in Cuba, Human Rights Groups Demand Clarity and Release of Protesters
- Iran Downs U.S. Fighter Jet, Raising Stakes in War March 27, 2026
- The War in Iran Sparks a Global Fertilizer Shortage and Threatens Food Prices
- Analysis: War Between Hezbollah and Israel Deepens Fractures in Lebanon March 25, 2026
- Iran Rejects U.S. Ceasefire Plan, Issues Its Own Demands as Strikes Land Across the Mideast
- Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable in a Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial March 24, 2026
- Russia Fires Nearly 400 Drones at Ukraine with Signs Its Spring Offensive Has Started March 20, 2026
- Airport Screeners Quitting Instead of Working Without Pay Poses a Longer-Term Problem For TSA
- How the Iran War and Surging Oil Prices Are Affecting Consumers at the Gas Pump and Beyond
- ‘Great Crackdown’: Russia Tightens the Screws on the Internet March 17, 2026
- Islandwide Blackout Hits Cuba as It Struggles with Deepening Energy Crisis March 16, 2026
- Pakistan Says It Hit Militant Hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Fighting Shows No Letup
- Israel Steps Up Campaign in Lebanon as Iran Keeps Stranglehold on Shipping
