Ben Carson tests positive for COVID-19
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, four other officials and a campaign aide all recently tested positive
What Pfizer's vaccine announcement means
The pharma giant said its vaccine candidate is 90 percent effective. Here's how the timeline looks from here
Scientists relieved at Trump's loss
Trump's opposition to science has caused major policy missteps on the pandemic, climate change and the environment
The election's historic wins you missed
From a transgender Senator to a record number of Native Americans in Congress, local leadership is also shifting
GSA head refuses to sign transition docs
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy is holding up Biden's transition as Trump pushes baseless election conspiracies
Will Trump go vaccine-truther now?
An effective vaccine now seems imminent. Will Trump and his followers sabotage it in one last act of revenge?
U.S. and the world: Now with less terror
Biden's global policies won't please everybody. But "coherent conversation with a normal guy" is possible again
7 environmental takeaways from election
Even while we wait for the final ballots to come in, several key themes are clear
Trump lost — but did democracy win?
Boy, did we need that extraordinary day of celebration — but one election can't resolve the crisis of democracy
The nightmare that Biden could inherit
So if Trump loses, what happens then?
Psychiatrist: Trump more dangerous now
Author and psychiatrist warns that public "should not underestimate" Trump after his electoral defeat
Progressives: Time to challenge Biden
Progressives drove an organizing effort that ousted Donald Trump. Now corporate Democrats want to drive them out
When words fail us on polarizing issues
On climate change and every other polarized issue, words have failed us
Police probe plot to attack vote center
The arrests were made in the wake of the president making false and potentially incendiary claims about voter fraud
Mining 3000 leagues under the sea
Mining agencies promise to minimize harm to ocean ecosystems. Scientists say we can’t predict its full extent
The classification of humankind
Only after new methods emerged for assessing statistics did "population" become a target for investigation
Misinformation on WeChat scares voters
Chat groups are spreading "categorically false" claims that the U.S. is mobilizing troops to quell riots
Will Dems fulfill their health promises?
Democrats will effectively have a year to advance their agenda before the next election
Ivanka is "ready to be next in line"
Expect the Trump offspring train to pull into the station at a fast clip
What does "depression" mean anyway?
From "melancholia" to "sinking heart" to "utsushō," depression in some form spans across cultures and time
Try this easy eggs in purgatory for one
This version is scaled down to serve one, but is just as hearty
A waffled donut sandwich: You earned it
Two ingredients and five minutes are all it takes to transform basic desserts into this heavenly combo
Showtime's "Moonbase 8" has zero gravity
John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, and Tim Heidecker should be a comedy dream team but they never achieve lift off