What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.

A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.

One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.

Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.

(Published Dec. 2025)

Former top general calls military's removal of trans troops a costly mistake As several global tensions simmer, the Pentagon is removing thousands of transgender troops under an anti-DEI push. How might a focus on gender identity distract from mission readiness?

As several global tensions simmer, the Pentagon is removing thousands of transgender troops under an anti-DEI push. How might a focus on gender identity distract from mission readiness? n.pr/4tEdun4

Epidemics after colonizers arrived killed up to 90 percent of the Native American population. www.iflscience.com/so-many-nati...

Why MAGA Wants You to Think Slavery Wasn’t That Bad Both the left and the right try to co-opt it, but the real story of American slavery doesn’t serve any one faction.

“The truest understanding of slavery doesn’t serve any political faction,” @chatterton.bsky.social argues—“rather, it acknowledges the horrors of racial oppression while still allowing us to see beyond them.”

A close-up view of a tortoise with a large hole on its shell. A headline reads: Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs. Photo by Dragan Arsovski.

On the island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia, nonstop attention from male tortoises seemed to be driving females to early deaths. On multiple occasions, scientists saw them throw themselves off the cliffs. nyti.ms/4rf0ToM

COVID-19 may leave a lasting impression on the brain, even in people who fully recover from their infection.
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Teacher Killed in Crash After Man Fled in Car From ICE, Police Say The man, who federal officials said had entered the United States illegally, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after the crash in Savannah, Ga., according to the county police.

A special-education teacher was killed on Monday when a man fleeing immigration agents in Savannah, Georgia, crashed a car into the teacher’s vehicle, according to the local police. nyti.ms/4rMI64a

Need a new path in midlife? There's a school for that and a quiz to kickstart it Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery.

Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery. n.pr/4qol820

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

A rainbow, a family portrait, a heart.

These are the drawings found in handwritten letters we received from children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center:

George Washington wouldn't have recognized the standardized dollar bills that now bear his likeness. www.iflscience.com/the-us-used-...

Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing

Friday night news dump: Trump just opened a marine national monument to commercial fishing.

Environmentalists worry that fishing in the area could damage sensitive ecosystems and habitats for endangered whales and other species. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...

It's about to get easier for Trump to fire federal workers Since his first term, President Trump has wanted to be able to fire federal employees for any reason. A new rule vastly expands his authority to do that.

Since his first term, President Trump has wanted to be able to fire federal employees for any reason. A new rule vastly expands his authority to do that. n.pr/4rAiG9M

Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo Doctors, nurses, and other officers are increasingly being deployed to ICE detention centers. Some have resigned in protest, while others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.

A growing number of U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) doctors, nurses, and officers are resigning rather than accepting deployments to the Trump administration’s expanded immigration detention operations at Guantánamo Bay. This story was published in partnership with @kffhealthnews.org.

How Trump Brought the Fight Over American History to Philadelphia The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

The Trump administration removed signs from a historical site in Philadelphia that focused on George Washington and slavery — a microcosm of a much bigger fight over U.S. history that could escalate as the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches.

The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...

our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters

and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
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Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.

ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.

These cold-blooded creatures lose control of their muscles in the cold and begin to topple out of trees. www.iflscience.com/iguanas-are-...

The Secrets of Indigenous Art Major exhibitions are upending the way people understand Native American and Aboriginal artists.

The impact that Indigenous art had on European and American artists is well known—but lesser known is the influence of Europeans on Indigenous artists. Many major exhibitions are now exploring this phenomenon, Susan Tellman writes.

Rising Temperatures Are Taking a Toll on Sleep Health As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold.

As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold. www.wired.com/story/climat...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending TPS for Haitians The ruling pauses the Trump administration’s plan to end a program that has allowed more than 350,000 people from Haiti to remain in the United States.

A federal judge late on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending a humanitarian protection for more than 350,000 Haitians, who have been able to live and work in the U.S. under what is known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. Here's what to know.

Opinion | We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment. Forcibly entering homes with only administrative warrants is unconstitutional.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“We urge the Department of Homeland Security to adhere to the Constitution and end the practice of conducting forcible entry into homes without judicial warrants,” six former Department of Homeland Security general counsels write.

A major census test faces cutbacks — with postal workers tapped to help count The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census and added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff.

The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census and added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff. n.pr/4brWDNL

The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff, and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff, and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws. n.pr/4k9Yo4m

The Way to Beat Back Trump Was Just Revealed There is a word for what ICE’s opponents in Minneapolis represent, and it has a long, successful history: dissidence.

Those who oppose ICE in Minnesota are battling not for a political agenda but for the goal of dissidents throughout history: a normal life, @galbeckerman.bsky.social argues.

Judge Weighs Trump’s Removal of Slavery Markers From George Washington’s House

🔥SCOOP: Internal docs show that the Trump admin has ordered up FURTHER changes to Independence National Historical Park.

ALSO: today's hearing w/ Judge Rufe was a fascinating moment for the judiciary, and historical reckoning.

tysm @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

Opinion | The War in Minnesota Is for Our Phones We need to protect our right to carry cameras to document ICE’s violence.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“To adopt the language of Second Amendment enthusiasts, perhaps the only thing that can eventually stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a camera,” Julia Angwin writes.

At the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, nomads find community in the Arizona desert In Quartzsite, Ariz., self-described nomads who live on the road converge on the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. There, they fix each other's vehicles, swap practical tips and share resources.

In Quartzsite, Ariz., self-described nomads who live on the road converge on the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. There, they fix each other's vehicles, swap practical tips and share resources. n.pr/49Lb12w

The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administration’s mass deportation campaign.

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Read Eric's 2025 investigation into the secretive, abuse-ridden NYPD unit that Daughtry led here:
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Believe Your Eyes People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.