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- Cover StoryAmerica at 250: What would Ben Franklin say? Reenactors aim to spark reflection.By Scott Baldauf, Melanie Stetson Freeman / 8 min
- These dog lovers get a Golden break from a ruff news cycleBy Sarah Matusek / 2 min
- Phillis Wheatley wrote poetry while enslaved. Now, she graces a postage stamp.By Ken Makin / 5 min
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How Minneapolis protests fit into the larger struggle for civil rights
These awards honor the best US civil servants. What 鈥榖est鈥� means may be changing.
What do Trump demands mean for Smithsonian鈥檚 independence?
As stand-your-ground laws expand, so do firearm fatalities
The ExplainerHousing crisis puts rent control in spotlight, in New York and beyond
Mamdani鈥檚 rise reflected in Muslim neighborhood that was targeted after 9/11
How the Lumbee Tribe earned federal recognition after a decadeslong effort
Why US mass killings have dropped to a 20-year low, though violence persists
Writing a new chapter, Boston stacks homes above libraries
Cover StoryCan homeless people care for their pets? A Santa Fe controversy points to solutions.
What are you grateful for? In difficult times, these Americans say naming it can help.
FocusNow serving community: Vermonters rally to preserve the general store
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- Trump is trying to exert more control over elections. Will he succeed?By Simon Montlake / 9 min
- Wealthy universities, facing steep endowment tax hikes, cut PhDs and librariesBy Ira Porter / 5 min
- As the world fights over Greenland, its people double down on their own valuesBy Mark Sappenfield / 14 min
- As Clinton testifies on Epstein, his legacy is already diminishedBy Linda Feldmann / 4 min
