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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at New Zealand's parliament on March 21st, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand. Ardern announced Thursday that New Zealand will ban all military-style semi-automatics and assault rifles.

A Week of Mourning After the Christchurch Shootings (in Photos)

Communities across continents held vigils, protests, moments of silence, and prayer services.

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, September 23rd, 2016, in New York City.

A New CDC Study Shows a Dramatic Increase in Fentanyl Deaths

Between 2011 and 2016, drug overdose deaths in the United States involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl dramatically increased, according to a report released Thursday.

Kelley Czajka

The Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., is pictured in 2002. In 1972, burglars used eavesdropping bugs to listen in on the Democratic National Committee with offices in the Watergate by setting up shop in the nearby Howard Johnson Hotel. They were caught in the act, with the scandal leading up to the resignation of then-President Richard Nixon.

How Might Trump’s Supporters React to the Mueller Report? The Story of Nixon’s Resignation Offers Clues.

To gain a historical perspective on how Trump and his closest allies might react if the Mueller report proves damning, one only needs to look as far back as 1974.

Jack Herrera

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits for an official photo in Washington, D.C., on June 1st, 2017.

Why Supreme Court Justices’ Speech Matters

Silence speaks volumes (and so does interrupting women and making mean jokes).

Emily Moon

Suboxone is one of the medications that is prescribed alongside counseling as part of medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.

Is Government Regulation Keeping Americans From Getting Addiction Care?

A new major report finds that laws around medication for opioid addiction aren't based in science.

Francie Diep

Men wave flags as they celebrate Nowruz festivities on March 21st, 2019, in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Nowruz, which starts on the vernal equinox and marks the Iranian New Year, is celebrated by more than 300 million people in diverse communities across the world.

Viewfinder: Celebrating Nowruz in Turkey

Nowruz, which starts on the vernal equinox and marks the Iranian New Year, is celebrated by more than 300 million people in diverse communities across the world.

Pacific Standard Staff

A home sits in floodwater on March 20th, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa.

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This Spring’s Predicted Flood Risks: An Essential Reading List

A report from NOAA warns that two-thirds of the lower 48 states are expected to face increased precipitation and flood risk through May.

Kelley Czajka

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The FDA Just Approved the First-Ever Drug for Postpartum Depression. Who Will Be Able to Afford It?

Women with lower socioeconomic status are among those at a higher risk for developing postpartum depression—and the new treatment is estimated to cost $34,000 per patient.

Rosemary Westwood