A timeline of HBO’s messy "torture porn" show, involving The Weeknd, Sam Levinson and Rolling Stone

We asked scientists what they think of the FBI's assessment that COVID came from a Chinese lab

The media is underestimating Donald Trump — again

The truth about GOP hypocrisy: Jessa Duggar’s abortion and Bill Lee’s drag are more than “gotchas”

In a growing petrochemical hub, the East Palestine derailment triggers ‘an uneasy feeling’

Report outs Jim Jordan’s weaponization subcommittee “whistleblowers” as frauds paid by Trump ally

Walmart, Target, Home Depot lead pack of retailers emitting millions of pounds of CO2 via shipping

Skipping out on CPAC: Did Trump kill off conservatives' biggest confab?

Trump campaign asked Proud Boys to attend post-election rallies in plain clothes

Ethics panel launches Santos probe — critics say it’s “too little, too late for the MAGA majority”

Florida GOP bill would require bloggers to "register" with the state to write about Ron DeSantis

8 everyday foods you might not realize are ultra processed – and how to spot them

California's rare flowering "superbloom" at risk of being trampled to oblivion by unruly tourists

The Baltimore corner store sandwich that helped me fall in love with breakfast

“Seems illegal”: Experts say Murdoch could face FEC fine if he funneled secret info to Kushner

How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

Jon Stewart expertly corners pro-gun Republican: “You don’t give a flying f**k” about children dying

Texas GOPers want to ban reading about abortion — and give tax breaks to straight couples with kids

"Daisy Jones & The Six" and the appeal of the band that breaks their own hearts

This year, skyrocketing food prices could lead to up to 1 million additional deaths

In "Operation Fortune," Aubrey Plaza saves Guy Ritchie's latest action-packed but lackluster caper

Mississippi GOP seeks to block voters from using ballot initiative for abortion rights

Biden's doctor confirms that a lesion removed last month was cancerous

"Disgusting": Biden embraces GOP effort to kill D.C. criminal justice reforms

"Net-zero greenwashing": Big companies dupe customers with "dishonest climate accounting"