Study: Is tap water safer than bottled?
"Bottled water is significantly more expensive than tap, but a middle-ground option might be purified tap water"
It's time to ditch toxic social media
To survive Trump's return, Dr. Gail Christopher heeds, "we must practice disciplines that calm our nervous system"
Can Ken Martin save the Democrats?
Allies of the Minnesota Democratic Party chair say "everyone has a seat at the table" when Martin is in charge
Trump: Mexico, Canada tariffs by Feb. 1
The president said he's still considering universal tariffs, and did not mention higher ones on China
LA landlords exploit a disaster
Landlords are reportedly flouting laws that prohibit them from jacking up prices during an emergency
Democrats help pass Laken Riley Act
Critics say the bill would eliminate due process for undocumented immigrants accused of crimes
Musk accused of giving "Nazi salute"
"Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too," wrote NYU's Ruth Ben-Ghiat
The internet is trying to save walruses
More than 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses
We wanted it darker, apparently
Donald Trump's first presidency was a test. Well, we failed
Trump's triumphant celebration of scams
Forget "unity" — the real theme of the day was "rich people swindling the rest of America"
The inauguration was an absurd spectacle
Big, ugly hats! An improvised a cappella! Entirely inappropriate ensembles! That's . . . entertainment?
How Garland stymied Trump on his way out
Trump wants to ramp up the federal death penalty. Before he left, the former attorney general made that harder
Trump's Big Tech turnaround
The scene signaled that the industry Trump once called “dividing and divisive” is now in his good graces
Listless, uninspired and robotic
Now Donald Trump has to meet the high expectations he’s set for MAGA
Why some foods can even change skin tone
"These colorful tales carry more than an aesthetic message"
Grieving Donald Trump's return
Dr. Gail Christopher on the "balance of positive thoughts to trigger positive emotions"
A tale of two Americas
In a curious coincidence, the inauguration of Donald Trump falls on a day we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King
Trump fails to place hand on Bible
While it is customary to swear by some holy text, it is not constitutionally required
Carrie Underwood's awkward a cappella
Underwood's performance of "America the Beautiful" at Trump's inauguration got off to a rough start
Biden grants clemency to Leonard Peltier
Activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents in a shootout, had his life sentence commuted
Cecile Richards dies at 67
Richards, a former Planned Parenthood president for more than a decade, had been diagnosed with brain cancer
Alcohol shouldn't be used as a sleep aid
"But alcohol affects the production of melatonin and alters our body temperature"
Trump threatens war with Panama
President Donald Trump used his inauguration speech to threaten the United States' Central American ally
Melania Trump launches memecoin
The First Lady's announcement came two days after her husband promoted his own meme coin