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Does immigration enforcement reduce crime?

Immigration enforcement, and specifically Immigrations and Custom Enforcement, have taken center stage in President Trump's second term. The president has tied immigration to crime, and claims immigration enforcement will reduce crime. But data shows that immigrants are less involved in crime than U.S. citizens, and there's little evidence that enforcement of immigration laws shifts crime rates.

Arts & Life

A slew of new Bigfoot sightings, on-screen and off-Broadway

Bigfoot is popping up everywhere — in low-budget horror films, in festivals around the country, and even in a critically acclaimed musical.

Child marriage is banned in Kentucky. Why are they still happening?

Kentucky banned child marriage in nearly all cases several years ago.

Environment

The unlikely collaboration between a climate advocate and gas executive

When a climate activist in Massachusetts learned about natural gas leaks in her neighborhood just outside Boston, she worried if they were contributing to climate change.

Arts & Life

This group turns unwanted guns into jewelry

For some, it's a healing process.

Politics

Inside Linda McMahon's effort to dismantle the Department of Education

A former pro-wrestling executive, McMahon is now the education secretary Trump tasked with abolishing the agency. New Yorker writer Zach Helfand explains how her WWE experience led her to this role.

World

Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet

Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.