Most of us think about environmental risk in neat, separate boxes: air pollution over here, pesticides over there, wifi/cell signals somewhere in the background. Dr. Ronald N. Kostoff’s big claim is that real life doesn’t work that way—because we’re exposed to a soup of stressors at the same time, and …

Minneapolis has erupted in tensions once again after a federal law enforcement officer shot a man in the leg Wednesday night during an immigration enforcement action, prompting protests and a heightened federal response. The shooting is the second involving federal immigration agents in the city in about a week, following …

Sweden is confronting a disturbing reality that challenges one of the country’s most cherished assumptions: that the welfare state’s care system is, by default, a place of safety. A recent compilation of police reports indicates that nearly 400 rapes of women over age 60 have been reported to Swedish police …

Iranian authorities have moved to restrict internet and cellular access across major cities as anti-government protests continue to spread nationwide, a tactic widely viewed as an effort to disrupt coordination among demonstrators and control the flow of information leaving the country. Reports from inside Iran indicate intermittent to near-total shutdowns …

President Trump’s call this week for Iranian protesters to seize control of their own institutions was jarring to some and galvanizing to others. “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” he wrote, halting diplomatic engagement and warning Tehran that accountability is coming. Whatever one thinks of the rhetoric, …