FBI director guides the agency in confronting complex international threats, investigating federal crimes and running 55 field offices

Javed Ali, University of Michigan

The FBI investigates everything from terrorist threats to cybercrime to public corruption. What does the presidentially nominated, Senate-confirmed head of the sprawling agency actually do?

Marco Rubio is no friend of Havana − but does Trump’s pick for secretary of state mean Cuba policy is set?

Joseph J. Gonzalez, Appalachian State University

Trump reversed the Cuba ‘thaw’ initiated by President Barack Obama. But second-guessing the incoming president’s policy on the island isn’t straightforward.

How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership − 4 lessons from around the globe

Debra Lam, Georgia Institute of Technology

A new form of public-private partnership is reshaping urban landscapes: Community-centered, public-private partnerships, or CP3s.

Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages

Tesla Monson, Western Washington University; Jack McBride, Yale University

Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the US these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.

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