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Social Security is one of the federal government’s biggest programs.

Ideally, artificial intelligence agents aim to help humans, but what does that mean when humans want conflicting things? My colleagues and I have come up with a way to measure the alignment of the goals of a group of humans and AI agents.

The Trump administration is working to lift regulations on coal-fired power plants in the hopes of making its energy less expensive. But while cost is one important aspect, utilities have a lot more to consider when they choose their power sources.

Red Army soldiers were allegedly turned into limestone pillars by extraterrestrials in revenge for shooting down their spacecraft over Siberia, according to a declassified document

For some people, protests don’t seem like rational and responsible forms of political participation in a democratic system. According to the latest World Values Survey (2017-2022), 28.6 per cent of Canadians and 27.7 per cent of Americans said they’d would never, under any circumstances, attend a peaceful demonstration.

Many see parallels with the architect of the Cultural Revolution. Both relished disruption and have exploited the power of the mob, says the Guardian’s foreign leader writer Tania Branigan

Lawmakers are quietly pushing bills that would limit access to bathrooms and measures preventing trans people from changing government documents.

Four people tied to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office committed suicide recently, calling attention to ongoing mental health struggles among law enforcement.

This harrowing study of the Russian leader’s weaponising of sexual violence argues that misogyny goes hand in hand with imperialism

Lured by promises of an education but allegedly trapped in servitude and self-mortification, the former members are suing the ultra-conservative organisation over their ‘exploitation and abuse’

The truth is, we were always dangerously overexposed to decisions made in Washington – consider this chaotic moment an opportunity, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik