Federal Probe Halts College Student Voting Data

Students walk past a polling site at the University of Pittsburgh during the 2022 midterm election in Pittsburgh, Pa. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images After the 2022 midterm election, a gap appeared to be shrinking on U.S. college campuses. The turnout rate for student voters at

Urgent Care Steps In as Abortion Clinics Close Nationwide

Marquette Medical Urgent Care in Michigan started offering medication abortion to patients last summer. The physician who owns the urgent care started the service after Planned Parenthood closed a clinic, leaving the remote Upper Peninsula without in-person options for abortion care. Kate Wells/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Kate Wells/KFF Health News Providing abortions

One in Five Young Germans Eyes Emigration

Think life is great in Germany? Many of the country's young people disagree. A growing number of people in Germany between the ages of 14-29 say they are actively planning to leave their homeland.  The study "Jugend in Deutschland" or "Youth in Germany" published recently shows that around 21% of young Germans surveyed are actively

TGV Derails After Truck Collision at French Level Crossing

Authorities in the northern French city of Bully-les-Mines say that the driver of a high-speed TGV train was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash involving a loaded semi at a street-level crossing. A large contingent of emergency services and technical crews were quickly dispatched to the scene. The truck was said to have been carrying military

Europe Considers NATO Without the United States

"NATO is broken,” says Ivo Daalder, not mincing his words. The former US ambassador to the transatlantic alliance believes that tensions between Donald Trump and European allies over the Iran war have thrust NATO, which turned 77 years old this month, into the "worst crisis” in its history. But alarm bells have been ringing for

US Sends JD Vance to Support Viktor Orbán

The Trump administration is ignoring convention and has dispatched Vice President JD Vance to Hungary, where he will campaign for that country's longtime prime minister, Viktor Orban, who trails dramatically in polls ahead of upcoming elections on April 12.  Orban, who has held or been near power since the late 1990s, has become a figurehead for

Kalpakkam Fast Breeder Reactor Achieves Criticality

Skip next section WATCH: LPG woes driving India’s migrant workers back home April 7, 2026 WATCH: LPG woes driving India’s migrant workers back home In New Delhi, an LPG or Liquefied Petroleum Gas crisis triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran is forcing migrant workers home. In one migrant colony in the Indian capital, some

Germany Weighs Decriminalizing Fare Evasion

Skip next section Lahm warns Germany risks falling behind like Italy April 7, 2026 Lahm warns Germany risks falling behind like Italy The 2014 World Cup winner Philipp Lahm has warned that German football could fall behind like Italy if outmoded tactical trends continue. In columns for Germany's Die Zeit newspaper and Britain's Guardian, he said

Tehran Defiant as US Deadline Nears Over Strait of Hormuz

Skip next section Explosions reported on strategic Kharg Island April 7, 2026 Explosions reported on strategic Kharg Island Kharg is the most important export terminal for Iranian crude oil in The Gulf, a large share of oil production is shipped from there.Image: Planet Labs PBC/Handout/REUTERS Explosions have been reported on Iran’s Kharg Island the semi‑official
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