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“We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country.”

The 4-day school trend is catching on despite mounting evidence of learning loss.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, with rules on everything from the types of weapons and ammunition that can be legally owned, to who can and can’t own any weapon, to broad funding for community programs aimed at curbing gun violence.

Rand Corporation, the think tank with origins in Cold War military planning, recently issued its latest update on gun policy research. Rand has been sifting through gun research, offering generally conservative assessments of its utility and findings, since 2018. As strictures on gun violence research have fallen, and more such…

WASHINGTON — The threat from biological weapons use by nations or terrorists is entering an era of potentially heightened risk, but the dimensions of the danger are not yet clear, a panel of experts said Friday.

The dimensions of the danger are unclear but technology advances have lowered the barrier to entry for terrorist groups and hostile nations.

The Pentagon will set up a new center to help avoid civilian casualties in military operations around the world through better education and training and increased screening before strikes are launched

We examine decades of data on gun ownership and gun violence to show trends across the state. Some of them might surprise you.

Experts say such an approach isn't a good idea. The strategy's opponents also include teachers groups and the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio.