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Transcript: No Kings—How Mass Protests Weaken Autocrats Like Trump

Our estimate, based on all of the crowd-counting data that we’ve got in that multiplier assessment, is around seven million. We’ve heard from the rapid-response crowd-counter people that it could have been as large as eight and a half. So we’re...

Owner:  Win McCormack
Will Blue Angels be able to perform at these Florida air shows?

Will Blue Angels be able to perform at these Florida air shows?

The Blue Angels is winding down its 2025 season, with three performances scheduled in Florida. The government shutdown could affect the team's schedule. See remaining shows planned for 2025 and the team's 2026 schedule. If the roar doesn't get...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
Key Songs In The Life Of… Tom Corson

Key Songs In The Life Of… Tom Corson

MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the tracks that have defined their life and career so far. Here, to coincide with his Spirit of Life Award Warner Records Co-Chairman and COO Tom...

Owner:  Tim Ingham, Jay Penske & Todd Boehly
Bryan Matthews Returns to Steady the Helm at Washington College

Bryan Matthews Returns to Steady the Helm at Washington College

http:// A 1975 graduate of Washington College, Bryan Matthews knows nearly every corner of his alma mater. Over more than 25 years he has served in athletics, admissions, student affairs, and now in the president’s office, he is guiding the...

Owner:  Dave Wheelan
Giving Credit Where It’s Overdue

Giving Credit Where It’s Overdue

Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Remigiusz Gora/iStock/Getty Images It was legit: She was a beneficiary of the Colorado Re-Engaged Initiative (CORE), which draws on reverse-transfer policies to allow the state’s four-year...

Owner:  John Hartz & Simon Turner
GHP: Region more diverse, more educated, and aging at a slower pace than the nation overall

GHP: Region more diverse, more educated, and aging at a slower pace than the nation overall

Editor's note: In its "Economy at a Glance" report for October, the Greater Houston Partnership – the regional chamber of commerce – examines new American Community Survey (ACS) data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, which shows the Houston...

Owner:  Brian Calle
Susan Collins has reached one of the most powerful positions in Washington. It could hardly come at a worse time.

Susan Collins has reached one of the most powerful positions in Washington. It could hardly come at a worse time.

But Collins has faced an administration hell-bent on wresting more control from Congress, including by intentionally testing the boundaries of executive authority by choosing not to spend or cancel appropriated funds and programs. Rather than...

Owner:  John W. Henry
Can states agree to stitch together power grid?

Can states agree to stitch together power grid?

For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in Arizona, wind in Wyoming, hydro in Washington and battery storage in California. The shared resources would meet the...

Owner:  Campbell Family
Tourists Seek Pesticides to Silence Puerto Rico’s Beloved Tree Frog

Tourists Seek Pesticides to Silence Puerto Rico’s Beloved Tree Frog

A Closer Look at El Coquí From my research, I learned there were 17 species (three of which no longer remain) of the tiny creature, whose scientific name is Eleutherodactylus (note: the common coquí is Eleutherodactyluscoqui). Its name is derived...

Owner:  Lisa Hickey
University of Arkansas student activists seek spot on ballot for clean-environment amendment

University of Arkansas student activists seek spot on ballot for clean-environment amendment

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Four University of Arkansas students are attempting something usually reserved for cash-rich political campaigns. The group of environmental conscience college...

Owner:  Eliza Hussman Jr. & David Stephens
Wildlife advocates again ask courts to stop new wolf regulations

Wildlife advocates again ask courts to stop new wolf regulations

Laura Lundquist (Missoula Current) After a judge denied a request to suspend Montana’s wolf season three years ago, wildlife advocates are now trying again after the Fish, Wildlife & Parks commission recently increased the wolf quota. Four...

Owner:  Martin Kidston
Went to the Protests Over the Weekend? Here’s How You Might Be Surveilled Now

Went to the Protests Over the Weekend? Here’s How You Might Be Surveilled Now

If you were one of the estimated 7 million people who marched at a “No Kings” event this past weekend, the inevitable digital breadcrumb trail you left behind will most likely reflect a peaceful day of constitutionally protected self-expression....

Owner:  Great Hill Partners
FDA in Flux – October 2025 Newsletter

FDA in Flux – October 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to FDA in Flux – A Mintz newsletter tracking rapid changes in policy and agency actions that impact medical, life sciences, and consumer product investment decisions and development strategies. Not in Kansas Anymore: FDA Signals New Era of...

Owner:  Aviva Cuyler
Amid Ongoing Litigation, Lakeside Sewer District Plugs Away at Expansion Project

Amid Ongoing Litigation, Lakeside Sewer District Plugs Away at Expansion Project

Just off the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Somers Stage Road, sits a gray concrete building, tall like an old chapel, with wooden scaffolding beginning to show signs of a roof. Posters with the quote, “Integrity: doing the right thing, when...

Owner:  Maury Povich
Vermont millennials tackle rural challenges with creativity
What to do in Madison this week: David Sedaris, Hanneke Cassel Band and more Isthmus Picks

What to do in Madison this week: David Sedaris, Hanneke Cassel Band and more Isthmus Picks

Hanneke Cassel Band, Monday, Oct. 20, Bur Oak, 8 p.m.: A master of the Scottish fiddle, Hanneke Cassel brings her own modern style to the form through new compositions and creative reinventions of traditional material. Her band includes two other...

Owner:  Jason Joyce
Tyrannosaurus next: a different view of dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus next: a different view of dinosaurs

Aided by new discoveries and refined investigation methods, science is changing the way we see dinosaurs. A little colour doesn’t hurt either, writes Evrim Yazgin. This article was originally published in the Cosmos Print Magazine, March 2023....

Owner:  The Royal Institution of Australia
Small investors rule home market, Tempe firm finds

Small investors rule home market, Tempe firm finds

A new study by a Tempe real estate data service challenges the common belief that big investment companies dominate the single-family housing market and are competing with average homebuyers. “Wall Street isn’t the dominant force” and 90% of...

Owner:  Steve Strickbine
Data collection underway for Mountain States Poll

Data collection underway for Mountain States Poll

In about two weeks the 38th edition of the Mountain States Poll will be released by Montana State University Billings, giving us a glimpse of what Montanans are thinking about issues and elected officials. On several October mornings on a...

Owner:  Montana University System & American Government
Pirelli debuts Scorpion XC RH for elite racing

Pirelli debuts Scorpion XC RH for elite racing

Pirelli has launched the Scorpion XC RH, a mountain bike tire, manufactured at its Milan-Bollate plant, Italy, with FSC-certified natural rubber. The Scorpion XC Racing Hardpack (RH) completes Pirelli’s Cross Country premium range, joining the RC...

Owner:  Closerstill Media Holdings

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