Georgia teens become unlikely warriors in redistricting fight

They're juggling finals and extracurriculars with special legislative sessions and injecting an unusual level of youth engagement into a typically wonky insiders' political routine.

Biden administration approves second major offshore wind project, to provide power to N.Y.

The administration plans to build at least 16 offshore wind energy facilities by 2025.

Afghan families sell daughters into marriage as economy collapses

The economic collapse following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has forced already poor families to make a desperate choice: sell their young daughters.

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée pens letter asking Justin Bieber not to perform in Saudi Arabia

Hatice Cengiz said she believed Bieber was traveling to Saudi Arabia to perform for his fans, but she encouraged him to think of those who have suffered at the hands of the government.

Opinion | Why Iran is allegedly trying to sabotage the election with "Proud Boys" emails

There's no Iran-approved candidate, and Iran is signaling that U.S.-Iranian relations will remain unchanged regardless who wins.

Indigenous groups say Big Oil’s pollution threatens their existence in Canadian forest

The companies’ energy-hungry extraction of the tar sands in Alberta has made the oil and gas sector Canada’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Senate confirms first Native American to lead National Park Service

Charles Sams III will take the helm of an agency that has seen significant turnover at the top in recent years.

Drag queens are being swatted while streaming on Twitch. They want it to stop.

Since September, six members of the streaming group Stream Queens, a collective of drag queens who stream mostly horror video games on Twitch, have been swatted

Vaccine holdouts are caving to mandates — then scrambling to 'undo' it

In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr.

Facebook credits automated improvements for finding violent content

Facebook’s parent company said in a report released Tuesday that it had taken action on 13.6 million pieces of content that depicted or incited violence.

Tuvalu minister gives climate summit speech standing knee-deep in water

Pacific island nations are among those most at risk from climate change, but coronavirus outbreaks have kept most of their leaders from the COP26 summit.

'Dark patterns': Regulators eye tech tricks that hurt consumers

Tech companies, subscription apps and e-commerce sites have for years used subtle tricks to nudge people toward a decision or purchase they might not otherwise

Opinion | Slavery's legal legacy rears its racist head at the Ahmaud Arbery trial

The idea of citizen’s arrest laws dates to Europe in the 13th century, but it became melded with American efforts to prevent slave escapes.

Dear NBC, your censorship of Nigerian music on Nigerian radio needs to evolve [Pulse Editor’s Opinion]

They are just words that the Nigerian society associates with ‘immorality,’ especially when the connotation with which they are used

How Michigan Republicans are trying to sway state’s independent redistricting process

When these commissions solicit public input, both parties, as well as special interest groups, look for additional opportunities to have a say.

Minneapolis residents reject proposal to replace police department

The result is a blow to the nationwide movement to overhaul policing spurred by the death of George Floyd.

Artificial intelligence uncover lost art — and new challenges

Artificial intelligence is being used to bring lost works from the likes of Picasso and Beethoven back to life, but not everyone is celebrating the achievement.

New Orleans shoeshine man wins legal battle over $30,000 seized by DEA agents

“What happened to me should never happen to anybody in this world,” said Kermit Warren, who had his life savings confiscated at the airport in Columbus, Ohio.

Facebook documents reveal company targeted children as young as 6

Children as young as six were the next business target for Facebook

World's largest polluter will face global pressure at major climate conference

China's coal consumption will be the main focus at COP26, the United Nations climate change conference hosted in Glasgow, Scotland.