Briefing: Mets phenom Benge to start after sizzling spring
Strategic angle: Mets prospect Carson Benge, who hit .366 in spring training, will be on the Opening Day roster as the starting right fielder.
Briefing: Biosensor detects early fungal outbreaks, advances plant biotechnology
Strategic angle: A new biosensor developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory detects the emerging presence of fungus on plants at the molecular level.
Briefing: Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss
Strategic angle: New restrictions implemented following a recent court ruling.
Briefing: W8, What? Someone Is Selling Two Ultra-Rare Volkswagen Passat W8s
Strategic angle: Godspeed to whoever wins either auction, since maintaining these rare machines is a noble pursuit.
Briefing: Birthright citizenship: reading the text and sidestepping the parent trap
Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of birthright citizenship and legal interpretations.
Briefing: GM’s 16 Millionth Vehicle In Flint Is Going To A Man With Nearly 1 Million Miles On His Last One
Strategic angle: From the very first Corvettes to heavy-duty trucks, this Michigan factory has seen everything.
Briefing: Chaos as a matter of direction: Researchers build layered material where order and disorder coexist
Strategic angle: Some materials behave unexpectedly, cracking and reacting in ways that challenge our understanding.
Briefing: Tire Salesman of 25 Years Reveals His Favorite Brand for Value. It's Not Who You Think
Strategic angle: 'You could drive those, and it never seems like the tread goes down.'
English history's biggest march is a myth—King Harold sailed to the Battle of Hastings
New research reveals that King Harold's legendary 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 never happened, as the journey was made largely by sea.
Briefing: Record-smashing heat continues: 'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot'
Strategic angle: A massive heat dome is causing unprecedented temperatures across the U.S., breaking records in multiple states.
Briefing: ICE agents deploy to major US airports as security queues stretch for hours
Strategic angle: Hundreds of ICE agents have been deployed to 14 airports, in cities including New York, Atlanta and Houston.
Briefing: SP40 Restomod Is Built Around The One Ford That Edsel Actually Got Right
Strategic angle: Carbon-bodied SP40 brings the style of Edsel Ford’s one-off speedster to a wider audience
Briefing: The kid-friendly Fitbit Ace is $100, which matches its best price
Strategic angle: The Fitbit Ace LTE turns exercise into a game for kids, and it’s on sale at multiple retailers.
Briefing: Pep Boys Quotes $280 for Service Job. Then the Driver Realizes Their Estimate Is Way Off: 'Always Double-Check'
Strategic angle: 'That’s why Pep Boys is going out of business.'
Briefing: Trump Turns Down End To Airport Security Nightmare To Keep ICE Running
Strategic angle: The Trump administration is only worsening the already-precarious state of air travel.
Briefing: This bill could make CVS choose between its stores and its pharmacy benefit manager
Strategic angle: A proposal in the Tennessee legislature could force CVS Health to sever a core piece of its business model or exit the state entirely.
Briefing: Jamming Bacterial Communications for Long-Lasting Treatment
Strategic angle: A novel approach to combat antibiotic resistance by disrupting bacterial communication rather than killing the microbes.
Briefing: Diamonds are not a geoengineer's best friend: Carbon impurities provide a reality check
Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of carbon impurities in diamonds on solar geoengineering strategies.
Briefing: Swalwell drops lawsuit against FHFA's Pulte as California governor race heats up
Strategic angle: Eric Swalwell drops suit alleging FHFA's Pulte used private information to hurt President Donald Trump’s critics, leaking details about Swalwell's family home.
Briefing: STAT+: The intersection of ‘Apprentice’ and the No Surprises Act
Strategic angle: A STAT investigation explores how a new company is profiting from the arbitration process in the No Surprises Act.