End of the line for the NYC MetroCard
The MTA is phasing out the iconic yellow plastic card that carried millions through decades of daily commutes.
2025, the year of overconsumption
Our tech overlords are determined to keep us shopping. It's working
Pelosi: GOP has "abolished Congress"
Pelosi said the legislature bends to Trump, before predicting Democrats would take the House back in 2026
8 ways to eat better, for less, in 2026
Simple strategies and smart pantry moves to help you eat well, save money and start the new year with confidence
Brigitte Bardot, French icon, dead at 91
Bardot rose as a cinematic sex symbol before retreating from fame to become an animal advocate and far-right patron
West Virginia's new strip mines
The Mountain State is experiencing a data center boom — and using the old coal playbook
The president who cried "hoax"
Both impeachments, the Epstein scandal, COVID, climate change — it's all a "hoax." Is Trump telling us something?
Who's worse: Trump or the Houthis?
Somehow, seizing Venezuelan tankers is legal while the Houthis' Red Sea attacks are labeled as terrorism
The legal tax tricks billionaires use
Billionaires can enjoy growing wealth entirely free of income tax and reporting
Perry sued for another sexual assault
An actor alleges unwanted advances and sexual battery, marking the second suit filed against the mogul this year
Trump's Kennedy Center marble armrests
Marble armrests become the latest symbol of the president’s luxury-first approach to public institutions
Storms expose already weak travel system
Snow and flooding trigger mass flight cancellations, amplifying policy choices and cuts of the weakened system
"Ann Lee" shows us utopia is possible
The bold pseudo-musical about the founder of the Shakers caps the year on a hopeful, brilliant note
The Maldives is a culinary escape
From tuna, coconut and chiles to caviar and Wagyu, luxury dining now sits alongside Maldivian food traditions
Neighbors are standing up for immigrants
From protests at Home Depot to rapid response networks, 2025 is the year many mobilized to defy Trump — and ICE
The rise of AI Jesus
How AI and podcasts are reviving “ancient heresies” and colliding with American Christianity online
How much worse will it get by 2029?
One year of President Donald J. Trump has brought trauma, failure and destruction. Ready for three more?
On Heated Rivalry, the smut is the point
The in-your-face sex on this HBO Max hit opens a smooth path to the goal: a profound look at intimacy
"More strikes to come" in Nigeria
The exact militant group targeted and the effectiveness of the strikes are unknown
10 ways to beat the post-holiday blues
From "mothernami" Westerns to podcasts for the phonephobic, here's how to ease yourself into the new year
The judiciary's Christmas gift to Trump
With two adverse rulings, this year the courts gave Trump a stocking of humility
ICE deports key witnesses in crimes
Texas DAs say some cases, including murders, have been hobbled or lost because witnesses were detained or deported
157-year-old pardon still impacts today
Historical amnesty to confederates is often cited in discussions about pardons for political violence and democracy
Trump Xmas Eve: Kids call + online rant
After joining NORAD’s Santa tracking calls, the president used social media for yet another late-night tirade