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Planet Earth and the Moon (Getty Images/forplayday)

Earth gets temporary second moon

Matthew Rozsa

Scientists believe that an asteroid called 2024 PT5 will be visible to humans for the next few weeks

A member of the U.S. Capitol Police carries a Congressional Gold Medal for Katherine Johnson during a ceremony on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to family members of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Christine Darden, as well as a medal to all the "women mathematicians, engineers, and 'human computers' in the U.S space program from the 1930s to the 1970s," often referred to as the "hidden figures" of the space race. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Congress honors NASA's Hidden Figures

Griffin Eckstein

The four Black women, whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon, were honored with the body's highest honor

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event on August 29, 2024 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump vows to bring back Muslim ban

Griffin Eckstein

During a speech on antisemitism, Trump promised to bring back his much-derided travel ban

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

Wayans slams Musk on disowning trans kid

Griffin Eckstein

Wayans, the parent of a trans child, denounced Elon Musk's refusal to accept his transgender daughter's identity

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Police lights and crime scene tape (Getty Images/Ajax9)

Springfield mayor declares emergency

Griffin Eckstein

Republican Mayor Rob Rue said the powers would help address "unrest, cyber threats, and potential acts of violence"

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before a rally at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Robinson: "I'm a Black Nazi"

Griffin Eckstein

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson also spilled on his peeping past and transgender porn preference on the forums

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump (Will Heath/NBC)

"SNL" promises new take on Trump

Griffin Eckstein

"Saturday Night Live" head Lorne Michaels says the show's Donald Trump impression has to change with the times

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow (Getty Images)

Maddow: Trump is repeating Nazi lie

Griffin Eckstein

The MSNBC host unpacked the racist smear against Haitians communities during a visit to "The Late Show"

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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Georgia State University Convocation Center on August 03, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Georgia rule changes risk election chaos

Nicholas Liu

The GOP-led State Election Board is pushing changes that officials warn could undermine faith in the 2024 election

The SNL stage on display during a media preview on May 29, 2015 at the Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition, celebrating the NBC programs 40-year history. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

"SNL" reveals 50th season lineup

Nardos Haile

The variety show is celebrating 50 seasons on air and a movie about its origins, set to release next month

Michelle Obama attends the American Symphony New Orleans Premiere on December 07, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Netflix)

Michelle Obama hypes new drink at Costco

Joy Saha

The line was launched because "we know how much concern parents and pediatricians have about sugary drinks"

US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris waves ater speaking at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2024. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Poll: Harris up 4% in Pennsylania

Nandika Chatterjee

Harris is beating Trump 50% to 46% in the must-win battleground state, according to one survey

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Woman pushing shopping cart in supermarket aisle (Getty Images/David Espejo)

A new bill tackles unhealthy foods

Kimberly Baker - The Conversation

The bill would assist shoppers "looking to cut sugar, salt and saturated fat intake"

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is seen in the Fiserv Forum on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on Thursday July 18, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Nebraska GOP may change law for Trump

Nicholas Liu

Under state law now, whichever presidential candidate gets more votes in a congressional district wins an elector

A woman posed with her Tupperware products on TV (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tupperware's complex pop culture legacy

Ashlie D. Stevens

From "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" to "Napoleon Dynamite," those plastic food storage containers mean something

Teen (Joe Locke), Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) and Jennifer Kale (Sasheer Zamata) in "Agatha All Along" (Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel/Disney)

"Agatha All Along": MCU's queer offering

Kelly McClure

Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness and Aubrey Plaza's Rio Vidal do a lot more than just cast spells together

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A Solar Thermal Power Station in the Nevada Desert (Getty Images/ferrantraite)

Will solar panels destroy the desert?

Matthew Rozsa

Bureau of Land Management just revealed an ambitious plan for renewable energy. So why are environmentalists upset?

Actors Tony Sirico, Steven Van Zandt and James Gandolfini in a publicity still for the HBO TV series The Sopranos. (Anthony Neste/Getty Images)

"Wise Guy" director on "Sopranos" legacy

D. Watkins

Director Alex Gibney talks television, the mob and his new Max docuseries, “Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos"

Tupperware products are offered for sale at a retail store on April 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Tupperware files for bankruptcy

Michael La Corte

"We plan to continue serving our valued customers with the high-quality products they love and trust"

Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks at a rally at trucking company, Team Hardinger on August 28, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Vance calls legal immigrants "illegal"

Nandika Chatterjee

"I'm still gonna call them an illegal aliens," the Ohio senator said of his Haitian constituents

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump forgets there was no debate crowd

Nicholas Liu

Appearing on Fox News, the 78-year-old Republican claimed that he won over an audience that did not exist

(Getty/Chip Somodevilla/clu/Salon)

Donald Trump destroyed reality

Brian Karem

Republicans are openly proud of their lies — but our disdain for the truth is bipartisan

Teacher marking exam papers in classroom (Getty Images/Leren Lu)

Teacher pay lags behind peers

Nicholas Liu

A new report says teachers are falling behind, earning just 73% as much as those in other professional jobs

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Kennedy's "vitriolic attack” exposes GOP

Dean Obeidallah

At a hearing to combat hate, a GOP senator peddled hate against Muslims and Arab Americans

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