US Government
The Biggest Fails in License Plate History
While vintage plates have grown popular, these older iterations show where officials got it wrong
NASA Team Begins Study of UFOs
The project will look at unclassified data and scientifically analyze unexplained observations in the sky
Radioactive Waste Found on Missouri Elementary School Grounds
The contaminants can be traced back to World War II's Manhattan Project
Hundreds of Federal Sites Officially Drop Racial Slur From Their Names
The Interior Department is renaming locations across the country to remove the derogatory word for Native American women
EPA Creates National Office for Environmental Justice and Civil Rights
It will distribute $3 billion in climate and environmental justice grants to underserved communities
Online Passport Renewal Is Almost Here
In early 2023, qualifying American travelers will be able to skip the lines
The Black Children of Hurricane Katrina Finally Tell Their Stories
A new documentary, 'Katrina Babies,' spotlights the disaster's youngest survivors
What the Inflation Reduction Act Hopes to Do About Climate Change
The spending bill aims to spur investment in renewable energy and slash greenhouse gas emissions
What Online Inflation Calculators Can—and Can't—Tell Us About the Past
Most of these tools are based on the Consumer Price Index, a measure of changing prices in the U.S. over time
How the Clean Air Act Came to Be
A new Supreme Court ruling curbs the EPA's ability to regulate carbon pollution under the 1970 legislation
The United States Will Phase Out Incandescent Light Bulbs
Officials estimate this will cut carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons over 30 years and will save Americans $3 million per year on utility bills
Digging Up the History of the Nuclear Fallout Shelter
For 75 years, images of bunker life have reflected the shifting optimism, anxieties and cynicism of the Atomic Age
This Native American Tribe Wants Federal Recognition. A New DNA Analysis Could Bolster Its Case
The new findings could help Mukwema Ohlone prove they never went "extinct"
How Do Birds Stay Upright When They Are Sleeping?
You've got questions. We've got experts
U.S. Will Rename 660 Mountains, Rivers and More to Remove Racist Word
A task force is identifying new names for sites on federal land that bear a derogatory term referring to Indigenous women
Rare First Printing of the U.S. Constitution Is the Most Expensive Text Ever Sold at Auction
A collective of cryptocurrency owners attempted to buy the document but was outbid by Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin, who shelled out $43.2 million
Biden Administration Announces Vaccine Mandate That Will Affect More Than 80 Million American Workers
The strict policies have been implemented to combat the resurging Covid-19 pandemic
The U.S. Government's Failed Attempt to Forge Unity Through Currency
In the late 1890s, the Bureau of Printing and Engraving tried to bridge the divide between silver and gold with a series of educational paper certificates
Sacco and Vanzetti's Trial of the Century Exposed Injustice in 1920s America
The pair's path to becoming media sensations began 100 years ago. To this day the two remain emblems of prejudice in the American justice system
The Newseum's Iconic First Amendment Tablet Is Headed to Philadelphia
Weighing in at 50 tons, the marble slab previously adorned the facade of the now-shuttered journalism museum in D.C.
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