Historian Stuart Schrader on the untold history of police unions—and how they helped catapult cops to new heights of power and impunity.

The United States, for now the world's preeminent superpower, is actively pursuing a policy of regime change in other countries, writes Yvonne Murray.

Gov. Tim Walz was at his residence on Summit Avenue when the phone rang. It was just after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

Here are some ways the world might end in ice, according to science fiction. Earth freezes. Humankind’s remnants huddle in ice caves, fending off giant alien monsters (Snowball Earth). Or people ...

The fighting continues in the Middle East, and oil’s back on the move, as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s five-day deadline for resolving differences with Iran. That’s the backdrop for ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Fifty years ago, in a small San Francisco office above a fast-food restaurant, a ...

PROSPECT PARK, Pa. (WPVI) -- A man is facing terroristic threat charges after allegedly pulling a gun on three Delaware County, Pennsylvania, teenagers who threw a snowball at his car. The video shows ...

Watch the moment a star explodes in a supernova — something scientists have never directly witnessed like this before. The footage captures the early stages of the explosion, offering a rare glimpse ...

An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. One possible cause involves a phenomenon that so far exists only in theory. By Dennis Overbye On Feb. 13, 2023, a ...

In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun. By Robin George Andrews Astronomers on Wednesday ...