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How 148 Tornadoes in One Day in 1974 Changed Emergency Preparedness
The “super outbreak” flattened towns and killed and injured thousands, all with little warning and in the space of 24 hours
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English-Speaking Cameroon Hasn’t Had Any Internet for 70 Days
The shutdown targets the country’s two Anglophone regions
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Five Things You Didn’t Realize Were Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Since 1965, the agency has bestowed more than 63,000 humanities-related grants
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What Is the Congressional Review Act?
The U.S. Congress is wiping away rules and regulations finalized in the last months of the Obama administration through a little-used 1996 law
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World’s Largest Refugee Camp Ordered to Stay Open
A Kenyan judge called the government’s plan to close Dadaab “discriminatory”
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Where Did the FDA Come From, And What Does It Do?
From unglamorous origins, the federal agency has risen to ensure the safety of everything from lasers to condoms
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British Parliament Is Losing its Wigs
They’re itchy, formal—and part of centuries of tradition
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Why Romanians Took to the Streets This Weekend
Up to half a million citizens protested a new decree that would have diminished anti-corruption penalties
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Canadian Scientists Explain Exactly How Their Government Silenced Science
It wasn’t just climate research. Rock snot, sharks and polar bears: All were off-limits during the Harper administration
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This Interactive Maps Out the Lives of Former Presidents
From Washington to Obama, how ex-commanders-in-chief bided their time after leaving office
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Why America Has a “President” Instead of an “Exalted Highness”
The title just used to mean someone who presided over a meeting
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Austin Is Looking for Its First Artist-in-Residence
Winning artists will be embeded in city agencies to help bring in new eyes to reconsider old problems
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State Department Apologizes for the ‘Lavender Scare’
For decades, the agency purged gay and lesbian workers believing their sexual orientation made them security risks
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Finland Has a New Social Experiment: Giving People Free Money
Two thousand unemployed Finns will now get around $594 a month—whether they get jobs or not
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The Everyday Struggle of a Child Whose Parents Are Incarcerated
With more American men and women in prison than ever before in our history, millions of children are struggling with the effects of a fractured family life
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The Year in National Parks
From people stealing baby bison and Yosemite trademarks to epic blooms in Death Valley, 2016 has been an eventful centennial year for the NPS
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The Popularity of Putin and What It Means for America
In the 25 years since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has changed dramatically—and it’s more important than ever to understand those changes
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The Suspect, the Prosecutor, and the Unlikely Bond They Forged
New evidence shows that Homer Cummings, who would later be FDR’s attorney general, rescued an innocent man accused of murder
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There’s a Department of Government Ethics? What Does it Do?
What is the agency weighing in on the incoming administrations potential conflicts of interest?
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After 52 Years, the War Between Colombia and the FARC Will End
Four out of five of the decades-long conflict’s dead were civilians
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