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Galactic trash orbiting Earth (Getty Images/janiecbros)

The place where satellites go to die

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Experts warn our space junk problem could trigger chain reactions grounding humans from space travel forever

An Israeli soldier inspects a destroyed house in Kibbutz Be'eri as Israeli army regained control. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

What do we mean by "terrorism"?

Lucian K. Truscott IV

If the Hamas attack in Israel was terrorism — which it was — how do we describe the annual carnage in America?

Stack of books on table at library (Getty images/Kenishirotie)

Expert alarmed as Texas book bans grow

Areeba Shah

“When white supremacy wins these fights, all of our children lose,” professor warns

LeVar Burton attends the 75th Directors Guild of America Awards at The Beverly Hilton on February 18, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

LeVar Burton to host book awards

Melanie McFarland

The "Reading Rainbow" icon was announced as the host of the 2023 National Book Awards, taking place in November

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Meghan McCain attends The Algemeiner's 8th annual J100 Gala on October 12, 2021 in Rockleigh, New Jersey. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Meghan McCain has no time for "The View"

Kelly McClure

"I do listen to a lot of podcasts," the former host says, plugging her own

House Republican leaders, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

GOP picks Jim Jordan for speaker — maybe

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump loyalist easily beats Rep. Austin Scott in GOP vote — but appears at least 50 votes short in full House

Jennifer Pippin, president of the Indian River County chapter of Moms for freedom, attends Jacqueline Rosario's campaign event in Vero Beach, Florida on October 16, 2022. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Opposition to Moms of Liberty builds

Evelyn Nieves - Capital & Main

Opposition builds as parents’ group stokes nation’s culture wars

U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) becomes emotional as he talks about the situation in Israel during a break in a House Republican caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on October 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Santos calls Jewish man "human scum"

Kelly McClure

Things became heated when Shabd Singh engaged Santos in a discussion about Israeli policies

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Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) speaks to the crowd at a rally featuring former US President Donald Trump on September 25, 2021 in Perry, Georgia. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Who? Unknown GOPer running for speaker

Tatyana Tandanpolie

“We are busily googling Austin Scott right now,” House Democrat quips

Kevin Daniels as Tiny, Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, Jimmy Dunn as Moose and Jack Cutmore-Scott as Freddy Crane in "Frasier" (Chris Haston/Paramount+)

"Frasier" ended perfectly. Why go back?

Melanie McFarland

The "Frasier" revival is the latest show to remind us that digging up the past isn't always golden

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a "Save America" rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 09, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

DOJ targets fraudster pardoned by Trump

Tatyana Tandanpolie

DOJ wants to re-try businessman granted clemency by Trump in massive healthcare fraud scheme

Former president Donald Trump, speaks at a Club 47 USA event in West Palm Beach, Florida on October 11, 2023. (Saul Martinez for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Smith could access "trove of secrets"

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump's disclosure of attorney communications could be "explosive," warns Barb McQuade

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium on August 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

Taylor Swift’s invisible merchandise

Shaan Sachdev

As the most exciting part of her concert, the surprise songs couplet has become a phenomenon within a phenomenon

Special Counsel Jack Smith (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Cannon: Smith team wasting court's time

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Cannon scolded DOJ for making sudden request to place partial restrictions on Trump co-defendant's lawyer

Ringo Starr (Photo by Scott Robert Ritchie)

Peace, love and Ringo Starr

Kenneth Womack

The former Beatle's latest All-Starr collaboration encourages communal values of understanding

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg enters the courtroom in Manhattan Supreme Court on August 18, 2022 in New York City. (Curtis Means -Pool/Getty Images)

CFO testimony halted after perjury claim

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Judge Engoron privately huddled with lawyers and excused Allen Weisselberg after Forbes article alleged he lied

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint statement in the East Room of the White House on January 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held to announce the Trump administration's plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Trump and Israel: More embarrassment

Heather Digby Parton

Trump still thinks the Jewish people owe him — and he's big-mad that Bibi wouldn't back the Big Lie in 2020

Palestinian women with their children fleeing from their homes following Israeli air strikes rush along a street in Gaza City on October 11, 2023. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

UN alarm: Israel orders 1.1M Gazans out

Igor Derysh

The United Nations says Israeli military gave just 24 hours to evacuate 1.1 million people in northern Gaza

Maxar overview satellite imagery shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on January 6, 2022, before the eruption on January 14th , 2022 in Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Islands, Tonga. (Maxar via Getty Images)

Are volcanoes causing climate change?

Matthew Rozsa

Volcanoes emit climate-altering gases that actually cool the planet instead of heating it, unlike fossil fuels

Image shows a visualisation of the huge, glowing planetary body produced by a planetary collision. (Mark Garlick)

Astronomers see post-planetary collision

Matthew Rozsa

Astronomers say there were stunned when they realized two ice giants had collided near the star ASASSN-21qj

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Friday 13th on a calendar (Getty Images/Studio-Annika)

13 facts about Friday the 13th

Nardos Haile

The infamous date has more to its seemingly haunted background than you would think

Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert, Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP in chaos: So much for fascist order

Amanda Marcotte

Aren't far-right movements supposed to make the trains run on time? GOP can't elect a speaker from its own tribe

Donald Trump | An aerial view of destroyed buildings following the Israeli airstrikes in Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza on October 12, 2023. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's disorder infects the globe

Chauncey DeVega

Donald Trump claims the Gaza war is all about him — and at this point, that staggering narcissism is no surprise

Israeli tanks move near Gaza border as Israeli army deploys military vehicles around the Gaza Strip, Israel on October 12, 2023. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous trap

Norman Solomon

The 9/11 parallel is real, in the worst way: Hamas' crimes will become the excuse for mass killing of Palestinians

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