The best way to cook a hot dog
Spiral-cut? Boiled in beer? Microwaved? Columnist Ella Quittner sets out to find the ultimate hot dog
Will Biden really reward Rahm Emanuel?
In Chicago, Emanuel helped cover up the police killing of a Black teenager. Does he deserve a key diplomatic post?
Why Americans eat iceberg lettuce
And why we just can’t quit eating the crunchy produce
A MAGA contract for America
Gingrich's first Contract with America helped pave the wave for Trumpism
Why counting COVID deaths is complicated
Record-keepers have a pretty good sense of how many people have died. Figuring out the cause of deaths is trickier
8 things to know about growing herbs
Lessons learned from "Herb: A Cook’s Companion," a new book that celebrates the joys of cooking with herbs
Saguaro cactus are flowering "wrong"
For the first time in recorded history, the cactus that blooms from its tips is suddenly blooming from its sides
A year later: Cops still kill people
Advocates say police reform is starting to work — but will the nationwide murder spike send us backward?
L.A. Times eats crow over Luntz op-ed
Luntz embarrasses another media outlet by not revealing who's paying him. Why do they keep falling for his act?
"Pandemic relationships" are ending
Many singles who coupled up at the beginning of the pandemic are starting to break up
How close is the end for fossil fuels?
ExxonMobil shareholders fight back in a stunning week that makes clear the market for fossil fuels is winding down
Did Ukraine meddle in 2020 election?
Rudy Giuliani finds himself at the center of yet another legal battle
Trump officials owe big after tax delay
Trump promised officials their taxes would later be forgiven — but that never happened
Most Googled "GoT" characters, by state
Daenerys is the most searched name, but why are some states searching for Littlefinger and Joffrey?
Kim Kardashian sued by workers
Domestic workers are suing Kim for late payments and poor working conditions
Juan Williams out at Fox News' "Five"
Longtime "liberal" voice will still work for the network — but no longer as a regular co-host on "The Five"
Let's get "Physical" with new '80s show
Rose Byrne plays a housewife on a leotard-wearing mission in Apple's new, dark summer dramedy series
Sexist editing of girls' yearbook photos
It’s a tale as old as time: sexist high school dress codes and modesty standards
Can Friends be any more disappointing?
All six original cast have gathered for the long-awaited "Friends" reunion to tell us little we don't already know
WI GOP launches another election probe
A state report this week found just 27 potential cases of voter fraud — out of 3.3 million votes cast in Wisconsin
Poll shows how QAnon believers are born
The largest single predictor of being a QAnon adherent was trusting far right networks like Newsmax and OANN
Moby: "I'm sober and I'm boring"
The influential artist appeared on "Salon Talks" to discuss his unconventional "Moby Doc" & his true life's calling
Trump Org. retaliating against witness?
She has accused the former president's business of engaging in tax evasion
Prosecutors ready Trump Org. witnesses
The move indicates that the investigation has entered into a more advanced stage