A hospital bed shortage fueled by greed
"There’s no incentive for hospitals to provide money-losing services," one doctor explained
African nations tap into oil wealth
The continent's vast oil reserves could spell trouble for the climate — and for Africans
The toll of opioids in rural America
Money is trickling in to states via settlements from companies that fueled the opioid crisis
San Diego, L.A. ban plastic foam
San Diego and Los Angeles join hundreds of municipalities nationwide that are phasing out polystyrene
Crypto: The white male privilege scam
The downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried serves as a reminder of how many white male "geniuses" are just full of crap
Kari Lake: Grift keeps on giving
Arizona's biggest loser can't overturn the election. But she can raise tons of money and serve her cult leader
John Roberts won't save democracy
Roberts may seek a compromise in the Independent State Legislature case — one that locks down minority rule
A breakthrough in nuclear fusion
Scientists hope that nuclear fusion could help humans produce large quantities of safe, clean electricity
Cat domestication follows colonization
A new study puts a date on when humans domesticated cats — and peculiarly, their history seems to follow ours
Elon Musk a "right-wing culture warrior"
"I understand the Times' confusion, but the culture war isn't about conventional politics," reporter says
DACA deal fizzles amid GOP opposition
Rather than protect Dreamers, GOP lawmakers push to strengthen border measures
Over 300 Oath Keepers at DHS: report
House Homeland Security chair sounds the alarm on "extremism within our government"
Bad Santas, ranked from naughty to vice
We're making a list and checking it twice of some nasty, mean or violent St. Nicks
DOJ opens new front in Trump probes
Jack Smith is "moving forward quickly and aggressively," NBC News reports
The ugly truth about declawing cats
Experts say declawing your cats really is as cruel as you've heard. Here's why
Adams to forcibly hospitalize homeless
Adams has no answer for homelessness — he should ask frontline workers
The cheesy French dish you need to know
Tartiflette, bien sûr
Kindred honors Octavia Butler's classic
Smart tweaks by showrunner and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins give the classic story renewed relevance in 2022
Protein discovery could herald vaccine
New tech allows the fragile HCV E1E2 protein to be photographed. Now, scientists can work towards a vaccine
Kavanaugh party raises ethics questions
The Supreme Court justice attended a party with ex-Trump aide Stephen Miller, CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp
13 holiday classics turned into cookies
A baker's dozen of new-fashioned cookies for the old-fashioned holidays
RNC chief squirms as Fox host rips Trump
"The answer is Trump," host Stuart Varney told Ronna McDaniel
How popular widower rom-coms fail us
The disturbing pattern seen in rom-coms from "Enchanted" and "The Sound of Music" to "The Nanny" and "The Holiday"
The Medicare Advantage plan scandal
Health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations, audits find