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Protein has taken over the packaged-snack aisles at the grocery store. But do you need extra protein in your chips and muffins? winterling/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption winterling/iStockphoto/Getty Images Protein has never gone out of style. While fat was demonized as the nutrient causing weight gain in the 1990s, followed by carbs in the 2000s, protein sat by the …

Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania …

Has a member of Gen Z stared at you like this recently? NETFLIX hide caption toggle caption NETFLIX Has a member of Gen Z stared at you like this recently? NETFLIX As much as the news media serves to inform the public, we’re also here to give you something to talk about. Learning about the world around us provides the …

A demonstrator holds a sign that says “U.S. MAIL NOT FOR SALE” during an April protest in Columbia, S.C. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images Trump administration talk of transforming the U.S. Postal Service has set off a flurry of concerns about the future of the federal mail agency. The new leader of USPS is now …

NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making  The New York Times Bill cutting foreign aid and public broadcasting passes US House  BBC Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after late-night House vote  Fox News House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president  CNN ‘Devastating’: US public broadcasters condemn Trump cuts to key …

Congress votes to strip more than $1 billion in funding for NPR, PBS  Axios House passes Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts package in another legislative win for president  CNN Bill cutting foreign aid and public broadcasting passes US House  BBC NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making  The New York Times Congress sends $9B spending cuts package to Trump’s desk after …

Researchers set out to find the clues behind this cucumbers seed dispersal superpower. Stanislav Gorb/Helen Gorges hide caption toggle caption Stanislav Gorb/Helen Gorges Three summers ago, Kiel University biomechanist Stainslav Gorb, returned to Germany after a vacation in Turkey with a present for Ph.D. student Helen Gorges. “He came back and was like, ‘Helen, I brought you something. They might …

The EOIR (Executive Office For Immigration Review) Oakdale Immigration Court, bottom, is seen in this aerial photo in Oakdale, La., Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Federal prosecutors have indicted five people in Louisiana, including three current and former police chiefs, in an alleged scheme to file bogus police reports that enabled immigrants to …

Deep in an underground, World War Two-era vault, investment manager Louis O’Connor guards his firm’s most valuable assets. The treasure inside? Rare earth elements. “Make no mistake about it, there’s three and a half meter walls and doors and armed security,” says O’Connor, the CEO of Strategic Metals Invest, a firm that lets individual investors buy into stockpiles of rare …

President Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasters threatens scores of radio and TV stations across the United States that air PBS and NPR programs. Areas at risk of losing public radio and television access Radio Cities with vulnerable stations Counties with limited local news access Television Cities with vulnerable stations Counties with limited local news access Sources: …