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President Trump will give his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. ET Feb. 24.

February 25, 2026 • After NPR reporting revealed dozens of pages of Epstein files related to President Trump appear to be missing from the public record, a top House Democrat wants to know why.

For more than a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the atomic ...

AP medical writer Laura Ungar and video journalist Shelby Lum shone a light on people who are often overshadowed in national conversations about autism: those who require around-the-clock care. Access ...

As America turns 250, Joseph Ellis examines the founders' promise and their failures With a 250th birthday in sight, we wanted to ask Americans what it means to be an American and reflect on what the ...

School is out as heavy, wet snow blankets parts of the Northeast. Though it will be a pain to shovel, it makes for perfect snowballs and the most structurally sound snowmen ...