Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest drop on record, study shows

Murders plummeted more than 20% in 2025 from the year before, the single-largest one-year drop on record — and it might be the lowest murder rate in the U.S. since 1900, a study released Thursday by ...

The Death of New START

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the end of a major U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, British government ...