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Opinion | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure

The nonprofit behind The Baltimore Banner acquired the paper three weeks before it was set to close

April 15, 2026

ICE detainees’ deaths raise questions about news coverage of Asian communities

Indy's press is missing key voices

April 15, 2026

Opinion | Trump’s Truth Social posts are driving the news cycle — and raising alarms

From threats about Iran to attacks on the pope and an AI image of himself as Jesus, the president’s posts have drawn unusually broad criticism

April 14, 2026

Pope Leo XIV does not support nuclear weapons in Iran, or anywhere, despite Trump’s claim

Trump said the pope is ‘OK’ with Iran having nuclear weapons, but Leo has repeatedly called for disarmament and diplomacy

April 14, 2026

Student journalists may produce a quarter million bylines a year. Here’s what that looks like

Tracking daily output from 870 student newsrooms revealed a steady stream of local reporting filling gaps on campuses and beyond

April 13, 2026

Opinion | Margaret Brennan shows how to press for answers on a war with no clear plan

The ‘Face the Nation’ moderator repeatedly challenged a Republican lawmaker on shifting answers, unclear strategy and a public that isn’t buying it

April 13, 2026

Trump says CNN may have committed a crime. The First Amendment says otherwise

After CNN reported Iranian officials’ statements, Trump called the coverage false and suggested a crime. Experts say that’s unlikely.

April 13, 2026

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Opinion | Report: Justice Department investigating America’s favorite sport

It would appear the DOJ is trying to see how the NFL having so many TV partners might affect viewers.

April 10, 2026

Q&A: What Tucker Carlson’s path reveals about where journalism is headed

New Yorker staff writer Jason Zengerle, author of a biography on the former Fox News star, breaks down why Carlson may run for president

April 9, 2026

Opinion | MS NOW is investing in local news and original reporting as it builds a post-NBC identity

The network will partner with The Marshall Project, States Newsroom and the Pulitzer Center to power investigative and statehouse coverage

April 9, 2026

Saving local news also means saving the archives

Yes, the physical ones, but the digital ones, too. Because losing them means losing the only record many communities have of themselves.

April 9, 2026

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