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Over the weekend, the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxies further raising tens
Last month, the Ingenuity ended its mission as the first aircraft to make an extraterrestrial flight
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing an appeal of a Colorado court ruling this week that could keep for
From desalination plants in Australia, wastewater recycling plants in Orange County, CA to net zero
From the annexation of the Philippines in 1898, to looming confrontation with Iran today, On Point n
About a third of students are on track to miss at least 10% of school days this year. Why are studen
The federal government has jurisdiction over immigration matters. In Eagle Pass, the state of Texas
Many of us learned how to do our jobs and connect with colleagues at our first workplace. But after
Earlier this month, Florida became the first state to get FDA approval to import cheaper drugs from
Alabama has carried out the first execution by asphyxiation with nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith
Average height in the U.S. has been in decline since about 1980. What’s causing that, and why does i
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty has been reading "The Authoritarian Handbook: 2025," a new report
Family members of hostages held by Hamas are furious. They’ve stormed the Israeli parliament, callin
About 40 million Americans have stopped attending a place of worship in the past 25 years. What’s dr
Utah’s Great Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere. Since the 1980s, the lake
Polls show Donald Trump dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination. How does he
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty discusses the moral character of President Harry Truman, and wheth
Technical gremlins thwarted our plans for The Jackpod today, but we have a plan. Fingers crossed.
No matter how much order, sense, or predictability we try to bring to our lives, uncertainty and the
There’s been a major surge in gang violence in Ecuador, fueled by the transnational cocaine trade. N
