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Simone Biles from Team United States competes on the floor exercise during day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Bercy Arena on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Tom Weller/VOIGT/GettyImages)

5 gymnastic moves named for Simone Biles

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 11 months ago

"It’s never been normal, and it never will be," a colleague said about one of Biles' more challenging elements

Glass Of Wine (Gado/Getty Images)

Is "moderate" drinking healthy? Nope

Matthew Rozsa
Published 11 months ago

Systematic review finds that research that suggested benefits to moderate drinking was flawed by bad methodology

Delegations arrive at the Trocadero as spectators watch French singer Philippe Katerine performing on a giant screen during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Ludovic Marin - Pool/Getty Images)

Olympic "satanism" controversy explained

Nardos Haile
Published 11 months ago

Actor Candace Cameron Bure said the opening ceremony tableau served to "blaspheme and mock the Christian faith"

Factory production of cooking oils (Getty Images/sarymsakov)

Choosing a cooking oil is multi-pronged

Ryan Nebeker - FoodPrint
Published 11 months ago

". . . Oils come with a carbon footprint, but that’s not the only dimension of sustainability that matters"

Chief Justice John Roberts leaves after a long day of the House managers presenting their case during the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday January 22, 2020. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Experts: Biden SCOTUS plan too "modest"

Marina Villeneuve
Published 11 months ago

While some experts say the proposal is a good first step, some think Biden has "misdiagnosed the problem"

Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks with media gathered outside the Park Diner on July 28, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

JD Vance clarifies cat lady comments

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 11 months ago

“This is not a criticism and never was a criticism of everybody without children," Vance told Fox News on Sunday

Gold Medalists, Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris of Team Australia pose with their medals following the Medal Ceremony after the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Olympics commentator dropped for sexism

Gabriella Ferrigine
Published 11 months ago

Bob Ballard's comment after the Australia's women's swimming team won gold was not received well

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during an on camera interview on the North Lawn of the White House on July 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Buttigieg says GOP is a pro-Trump "cult"

Nicholas Liu
Published 11 months ago

In an appearance on Fox News, Buttigieg reminded viewers of Trump's broken promises and declining fitness

Kamala Harris (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Kamala's Venn diagram love helps policy

Gwydion Suilebhan, Steven Gimbel
Published 11 months ago

Logic dictates that multiple variables must be accounted for in politics; interlocking circles help visualize them

U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Trump backs 2 Republicans for same seat

Marin Scotten
Published 11 months ago

The former president is endorsing both Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh in the race for Arizona's 8th district

Canvas bags filled with food crops (Getty Images/Shaiith)

Climate change's impact on hunger

Ayurella Horn-Muller - Grist
Published 11 months ago

"Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world"

Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)

Musk shares doctored Kamala Harris video

Nicholas Liu
Published 11 months ago

Musk posted a video in which a fake Harris claims to be "the ultimate diversity hire"

Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures after speaking at Turning Point Action's "The Believers Summit" in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 26, 2024. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP downplays Trump threat to democracy

Marin Scotten
Published 11 months ago

Democrats say the comment is a threat to democracy

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Courtesy of HBO)

John Oliver eviscerates JD Vance

Nardos Haile
Published 11 months ago

"JD Vance sucks so much" people had no problem believing false couch sex rumor, Oliver said

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 27, 2024. (STEPHANIE SCARBROUGH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

More Americans now view Harris favorably

Marin Scotten
Published 11 months ago

Independent voters have an increasingly favorable view of Harris, according to a new ABC/Ipsos poll

Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) introduces U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

GOP hates Democrats' one "weird" trick

Charles R. Davis
Published 11 months ago

After nearly a decade of being forced to take Trump seriously, Democrats increasingly call BS on the whole charade

President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden wants to reform "extreme" SCOTUS

Nicholas Liu
Published 11 months ago

Biden wants to impose term limits, a binding ethics code and an amendment to scrap immunity for presidential crimes

Former President Donald Trump, with Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, greets supporters while touring Little Beaver Creek and water pumps during a visit to East Palestine, Ohio, following the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump squanders his own momentum

Heather Digby Parton
Published 11 months ago

He admits all of that talk about "unity" was just momentary hype

Former US President and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

The MAGA principle tested

Chauncey DeVega
Published 11 months ago

Donald Trump, the Führer principle, and America’s worsening democracy crisis

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024. (STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images)

Harris hits Trump with the receipts

Sabrina Haake
Published 11 months ago

Harris won’t let Donald Trump or JD Vance flip the script on abortion

Vice Presidential candidate and Ohio Senator, JD Vance, speaks to supporters at the Van Andes Arena in Grand Rapids, MI on July 20, 2024. (Alex Wroblewski/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

JD Vance marks end of GOP conservatism

Karyn Amira - The Conversation
Published 11 months ago

The Republican Party has abandoned conservative values to serve a single man

Sinead O'Connor performs in U.K. June 1st, 1990 (Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty Images)

O’Connor's death details, 1 year later

Kelly McClure
Published 11 months ago

O’Connor died at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023, from natural causes, but a new report explains why

Close-up of actor/comedian Bob Newhart in his office at home, September 1972. (Getty Images/Bettmann Contributor)

Unbuttoning Bob Newhart's stand-up mind

Melanie McFarland
Published 11 months ago

Marc Maron's 2014 podcast interview with the late TV star reveals his role in modernizing live comedy performance

U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Trump calls Harris a "lunatic" at rally

Kelly McClure
Published 11 months ago

In a statement pushing back against Trump's attack, Harris spokesperson Sarafina Chitika calls Trump "unhinged"

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