Much like migratory birds and retirees, college students are flocking to the South come September. Big state schools with large football programs and robust Greek life, like the University of Alabama or the University of Mississippi, have seen an influx of students from the North; the number of students who left the North to go […]

You may have seen that President Donald Trump has been doing some remodeling around the White House, including a new Rose Garden patio and so, so much gold in the Oval Office. My colleague Abdallah Fayyad recently wrote about how that remodeling isn’t just a presidential whim — instead, it’s the most immediate representation of […]

There are more than 200 species of mosquitoes in the United States, but only a handful are known to be dangerous to humans because of the diseases they carry.  When the conditions are right, swarms of these bloodsuckers can fill the air, ruining picnics, ball games, and campsites. But now, the concern for mosquito-borne disease […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — How do you capture the deadliest animal on Earth, one that has been responsible for the death of more people than any other species in history? Here at America’s southern border, it’s not with high-tech weaponry, but with a black plastic tub of stinky water tucked under a bush. Surrounded by tall, […]

A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador came home last month with an unwelcome souvenir: larvae of the New World screwworm burrowing in their flesh.  The patient has since recovered from the painful parasite, and Maryland health officials confirmed that there’s no sign of transmission to anyone else. But the case is historic: It’s […]