A Mexican network is smuggling abortion drugs to American women
One day late last month, as new abortion restrictions began taking shape in US states, three Mexican women quietly crossed into the country at different...
US Senate confirms Michael Barr as Fed vice chair for supervision
Michael Barr was on the advisory board of Ripple Labs from 2015 to 2017 and has called on lawmakers to create a regulatory framework on...
It’s time to start paying more attention to Covid-19 again
While Covid-19 began to feel like an afterthought to many Americans, a new variant snuck up on the US and is now driving up infection...
BIS committee and IOSCO issue guidance for regulation of stablecoin arrangements
The international organizations affirm the “same risk, same regulation” principle by extending decade-old rules to the rapidly expanding new financial technology....
Why Palestinians are pessimistic about Biden’s visit
In spite of the Biden administration’s renewed financing in the Palestinian territories, many Palestinians are pessimistic about the President’s visit because of the perceived unwillingness...
Perseverance rover scouts spot for 1st mission that will launch from Mars
The Perseverance rover is collecting samples on Mars and scouting locations where future missions can land — and launch from — the red planet, to...
Michigan governor signs executive order to protect abortion providers and patients from extradition
Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order on Wednesday that limits her office from extraditing people to or from Michigan if they’re facing...
Officers involved in the Uvalde massacre may never face consequences because of a web of rules and competing interests
The release this week of 82 minutes of school surveillance video from the May massacre in Uvalde, Texas, is fueling scrutiny over what, if any,...
Are ‘upgraded’ humans a near-future reality? This sci-fi author lays out his vision
Blake Crouch explores the promise and perils of genetically modified humans in the sci-fi thriller “Upgrade.”...
Boston’s new police commissioner is a former officer who was severely beaten by his colleagues in 1995 while undercover
In 1995, he was an undercover officer for the Boston Police when he was mistaken for a suspect and severely beaten by his own colleagues....
