What Trump's threats say about his state
There is a deeper reason why the incoming president is taunting America's neighbors
GOP tests North Carolina's democracy
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs spoke to Salon about Republican efforts to overturn her 2024 win
Democrats get back into the fight
Democrats exploit the Elon Musk debacle to divide and demoralize Trump's coalition
Why Biden should empty federal death row
Biden should not leave anyone on federal death row when Donald Trump takes office
The forgotten children
Every child is holy
Why conservatives drink raw milk
Raw milk represents being anti-establishment, which both far-left and conservative health types have in common
Margo Martindale, proud character actor
Emmy winner discusses playing villains and landing her first lead role in "The Sticky" thanks to Jamie Lee Curtis
Messiness & the allure of Fleetwood Mac
A new book about Fleetwood Mac covers the dramatic soap opera — and the songs that made the band legends
FTC: Stop Grubhub's "pricing shell game"
"Our investigation found that Grubhub tricked its customers," said FTC chair Lina Khan
You can bet on anything. Should you?
Here are the risks involved when playing in America's growing casino
What happened in Syria — and why?
Did Israel drive the downfall of Bashar Assad, in the third act of a dramatic play for regional supremacy?
It's time to rebuild the Democrats
The Harris campaign kept the battlegrounds close — but lost ground everywhere. Their failure is our opportunity
Is caffeine actually harmless?
More than 80% of the world’s population uses caffeine, but its impact on health isn’t black-and-white
Washboard abs won't revive Netflix Xmas
The Netflix Christmas Universe has graduated from silly to insipid, and we won't stand for it one moment longer
Nostalgia for Justin Bieber's Mistletoe
The pop star's Christmas hit takes me back to my adolescence when I bought the song with a shiny iTunes gift card
Karen Akunowicz: Boston's queen of pasta
"A waitress from the Arlington Diner could win one of the most prestigious culinary awards in the country"
Pope scolds Vatican staff for gossiping
“The people say it very well: Gossip is zero”
Dems criticize Musk shutdown involvement
Senator Bernie Sanders described Musk's involvement as "not democracy, that’s oligarchy"
The drugs that defined 2024
Psychedelic industry faced setbacks, cannabis was almost rescheduled and overdose deaths dropped — but not for all
Shopping scams are upping their game
Scammers "put a super jet-powered engine behind some of the old tricks"
Black long COVID patients ignored
New research found that those living with long COVID in the U.S. had significantly more anxiety and depression
ABC News vs. The Lincoln Project
ABC News vs. The Lincoln Project is a First Amendment study in contrasts
Could Trump really deport protesters?
Trump has vowed to use his power to stifle pro-Palestinian protests. How far will he really go?
Webb telescope confirms planetary theory
A new study seems to confirm the existence of protoplanetary disks that eventually become planets