10 Trader Joe’s treats that scream fall
Pumpkin waffles, apple cider donuts, cheesy pasta — these Trader Joe’s fall finds are cozy season in a box
Ghost tourism profits on death’s denial
America’s booming ghost-tourism industry is a bizarre inversion of its discomfort with death
RFK Jr.'s Tylenol attack insults women
Kennedy's tactics are straight out of the anti-abortion movement's playbook
DNC backs gerrymandering referendum
The Democratic National Committee said it's supporting an effort to put the Missouri GOP's new map up for a vote
Ga. Medicaid reform spends more on admin
GOP cites Georgia's program as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027
Alice in Borderland fools us in the end
The specter of the Joker loomed over the death game show's third season, which offered an answer of sorts
Truck, gunfire, flames: Church shooting
One killed, nine hurt in Sunday assault on Mormon church as community mourns loss of longtime LDS leader
DNA cracks 1991 Austin murders
Serial killer Robert Brashers identified through DNA, finally closing the decades-old case that inspired an HBO doc
16 states sue over sex-ed crackdown
Legal action by 16 states challenges federal pressure to cut school grants for inclusive sex-ed programs
Every day is "One Battle After Another"
In their epic drama, Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio map a way through our uniquely absurd reality
Rogan supports science over MAHA claims
Rogan criticized TikTok Tylenol protests yet agreed it is safe in normal doses, despite political framing
Democrats seem to have grown a spine
Party unity has broken out in the face of shutdown threats
Trump at the UN: Yeah, that was historic
His speech was humiliating and terrifying — but at least it showed the world how damaged America is now
The creation of a political martyr
Charlie Kirk is not the first — totalitarian regimes have long understood how to build myths on violence
Noem sped up aid after donor intervened
Emails show one way to get around Kristi Noem's slowdown of aid: have one of her big donors make the ask
Born in the US? That might not be enough
Ending birthright citizenship means legal limbo for many U.S.-born residents
Trump to Microsoft: “Fire her now”
Firing threats continue as Trump singles out Lisa Monaco, others question political influence on corporations
FBI fires agents from 2020 protest pic
Agents fired for kneeling at 2020 George Floyd protests, fueling debate on agency rules and personal expression
A Julia Child classic, remixed for fall
A buttery custard, tender apples — and apple butter swirls — make this fall-ready clafoutis irresistible
ICE detains Iowa superintendent
Roberts worked in US schools for decades. Now ICE says he was never authorized to work, Iowans are protesting
Trump's TikTok deal is not what it seems
If successful, the transaction will cement Silicon Valley's right-wing shift
An Ugly American berates the UN
Trump's angry speech before the General Assembly was "coarse absurdist theater"
The war beneath our feet
With unexploded bombs, wars never really end — even after the fighting stops
The making of an AI-generated martyr
Within hours of his assassination, memes appeared of Kirk draped in an American flag, being carried by Jesus