Taylor Swift gets spicy on Tonight Show
Swift told Fallon that lyrics about Kelce's “magic wand” started out in a "very innocent place”
What not to do when you lose your job
In a time of record unemployment, Park Chan-wook's hysterical comedy is both a drag and a relief
The Waterboys remind the US to be cool
With their latest project, the British Isles band rediscovers open road wildness through Dennis Hopper
DOJ sued over alleged Homan bribe video
White House border czar Tom Homan has been accused of taking $50,000 from undercover FBI agents, which he denies
The dangerous symbolism of Trump coins
Trump wants to be on our money — and there's a reason why
"Warrior culture" invades Chicago
After the military summit in Quantico, POTUS considers invoking the Insurrection Act
This cake has three kinds of apple
Applesauce, apple butter and roasted apples meet in a cozy, weeknight-friendly cake
Government shutdown hits health care
Here's what the battle over ACA subsidies means
Tori Amos' return targets lizard demons
"In Times of Dragons,” due in spring 2026, extends Amos’ long-running critique of authoritarianism and misogyny
Bari Weiss takes reins at CBS News
The editor-in-chief outlined her editorial priorities in her first memo to staff
Moderate Dem gets a serious challenger
Maine Auditor Mathew Dunlap tells Salon that Rep. Jared Golden's vote for a GOP funding bill was the final straw
"Task" dares to embrace forgiveness
Tom Pelphrey and series creator Brad Ingelsby are giving us a thriller about compassion in this age of vengeance
Fire engulfs South Carolina judge's home
Authorities are investigating an Oct. 3 blaze that destroyed the beach home of Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein
From Dan Rather to — Bari Weiss?
The Tiffany Network has become a battlefield in the billionaires' war on journalism
MTG will never take Trump’s throne
She's an outsider. But MTG is missing a key ingredient to win MAGA's votes
Book banners plot a dumber future
A majority of Americans are against book bans. That won't stop a well funded, fear-fueled movement
How gun access fuels domestic violence
States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide
Hollywood fights back — again
Jane Fonda revives her father’s McCarthy-era free speech coalition, warns of government efforts to silence dissent
Trump’s National Guard court trouble
Residents and officials question whether federal troops are protecting communities or sending a political message
Disability benefits may be harder to get
The administration argues it’s modernization, advocates say it could leave millions of older Americans struggling
Bad Bunny claps back on "SNL"
Fox News outrage, ICE threats and a monologue turned backlash into pride, Bad Bunny makes culture war look small
Some comics love selling out free speech
The comics in the Riyadh Comedy Festival are just the latest performers hired to shine up brutal regimes
The gallery you can taste
The Rajani family runs Chicago’s most delicious art gallery — and yes, you’ll want seconds
Trump's war on reality gets weirder
Why is Trump attacking Venezuela? All the usual reasons: Wounded pride, limitless greed and conspiracy theories