News in Brief Do Cable News Networks Have an Obligation to Rebroadcast September 11th Footage? MSNBC is discontinuing its annual tradition of replaying the network's breaking 9/11 coverage. Is that the best decision? Jared Keller
News in Brief The Satanic Temple Challenges Missouri Over Restrictive Abortion Law The lawsuits argue that Missouri's 72-hour abortion waiting period violates the religious rights of Satanic Temple members. Jack Denton
News in Brief The Broken Promise of ‘Never Again’ If liberal democracies categorically reject genocide as the pinnacle of human evil, why don't they do anything to stop it? Jared Keller
News in Brief Senate Passes Bill to Raise the Debt Ceiling A supermajority of the Senate voted on Thursday to pass a short-term measure to raise the debt ceiling. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Hackers Gain Access to 143 Million Americans’ Information The breach reportedly includes Social Security numbers, names, birth dates, home addresses, and driver's license numbers. Jack Denton
News in Brief For Greater Creativity, Go for Baroque New research finds upbeat music from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons stimulates a key type of creative thinking. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Maternal Care Is Disappearing From America’s Rural Counties A new study shows that more than half of the country's rural counties now don't have hospitals with obstetric services. And women of color are being hit the hardest. Adriana Gallardo & Nina Martin
News in Brief Trump and Democrats Reach Agreement on Debt Ceiling, Relief Aid The deal is a blow for GOP congressional leaders. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief The National Science Foundation Is Looking to Fund Research About Hurricane Harvey Scientists can submit research proposals any time. Francie Diep
News in Brief The War in Afghanistan Might Not Be Effective—but, for Some, It’s Profitable For certain companies, there's a logic behind the call for more war: money. Catherine Lutz