Cowabunga! These turtles can talk
"It was a great surprise to discover they not only vocalize but also do so very often, producing very funny sounds"
Just a man and his 40 chickens
Alexander Tominsky flew to social media stardom on the wings of rotisserie chicken
Medi-Cal leaves most patients behind
The Medi-Cal program aims to address health disparities in California, but it is riddled with issues
Haven’t seen your doctor in a few years?
Some primary care doctors drop seldom-seen patients, a problem for those who postponed visits amid the pandemic
Summer Lee overcomes AIPAC onslaught
AIPAC poured a ton of money into the race to oppose Lee in the primary and later boost her Republican opponent
Right-wingers "rage" at Trump over loss
"Trump endorsed outlandish candidates who turned easy victories into close races, and close races into losses"
"Knives out for McCarthy" after midterms
"Haven't seen this level of anxiety and loathing" in years, a D.C. reporter said
Wastewater monitoring and public health
Officials are testing wastewater for insight into a community's health, but most are unaware of it
Five states voted on adult-use marijuana
Elsewhere, natural psychedelic drugs were on the ballot
210+ GOP election deniers won races
"Two hundred deranged reactionaries elected to government," quipped one progressive critic
MAGA election losers refuse to concede
Candidates that denied the results of the 2020 election are unsurprisingly not accepting their own losses
Trump blames Melania for backing Oz
Trump described the Oz pick as "not her best decision," according to the NY Times' Maggie Haberman
“Andor” and the exploitative Dark Side
The latest episodes see our hero play out the real world reality of prison slave labor in service of the Empire
Trump: "I shouldn't be blamed" for loss
Trump distanced himself from New Hampshire loser Don Bolduc and reportedly trashed Pennsylvania loser Mehmet Oz
Fox News struggles to cope with midterms
"That is a searing indictment of the Republican Party," said Fox pundit Marc Thiessen
The autism and gender dysphoria link
A new study reveals an overlap between the two conditions that could lead to understanding both better
Dobbs effect: Abortion rights win big
Pundits said people forgot about Dobbs. The success of abortion rights and pro-choice politicians says different
Trumpworld "catatonic" over midterm fail
"We have a Trump problem," a Republican complained to Fox News
Trump-DeSantis race: Starting right now
We don't even know who won the midterms yet — but it wasn't Donald Trump. DeSantis may conclude his time is now
Trump plots to imprison reporters
Trump is strategizing with advisers about how to sic the Justice Department on journalists
Man killed neighbor he thought was a Dem
“He has come over like four times confronting my husband because he thought he was a Democrat," wife told 911
AOC: Don't fall for GOP's "red mirage"
"There is nothing to suggest that delay indicates fraud. Counting every vote takes time," expert says
What "red wave"? Democrats are surging
Outcome for Democrats vastly better than predicted: They're poised to win major seats in Pennsylvania, Arizona
AZ may be key to GOP election subversion
With election deniers up and down the ballot, key voters don’t rank democracy as a big concern