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Russia is not just moving Ukrainian children. It is taking away their identities. Will the $25 million being spent by the US to locate and rehabilitate forcibly transferred children be enough?

An accounting scholar explains what charitable solicitation fraud is and how it's connected to allegations some Democratic lawmakers made on July 2, 2026.

A psychologist explains why dark political humor doesn't prove young people are nihilistic, but rather reveals what happens when moral seriousness no longer feels credible.

Nearly 14,000 people in one Pittsburgh-area county could lose a benefit that's long been considered one of the country's most effective anti-poverty tools.

18-year old Nolan Wells' death in Mississippi has raised again the importance of 'the talk' that Black parents have with their children. But what do white parents tell their kids about race?

The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina's highest offices.

American faith in news is at an all-time low, aided by a president hostile to the press. But presidents have long attacked journalists as biased. What does objectivity really mean?

Conspiracy theories don't just explain events - they identify villains, and Fauci is among the most popular.

Amendment 3 would mean most homeowners pay less in property taxes - but that may not end up significantly lowering their costs.

Pressure from trade agreements can clean up sources of environmental harm, leading to cleaner rivers in the case of Mexico's much-loved avocados.