The presidential murder mystery of 1850
Zachary Taylor died in 1850 of food poisoning. Some experts think the culprit was arsenic — here's why
Lithium mine controversy in Nevada
Opponents say the Thacker Pass lithium project was rushed in the name of the green transition
Rock hits back: "I'm not a victim, baby"
Netflix's "Selective Outrage" gives Rock's jabs at Will Smith, Meghan Markle and Jan. 6 a global live audience
Caste privilege: A new rights frontier
Caste-based discrimination happens in the U.S. too. A new Seattle ordinance galvanizes the South Asian community
Big Brother vs Big Tech
Biden wants more chips; Democrats claim they'll protect your health data. Plus: A drone that kills on its own?
Alaska’s coastal towns fight erosion
"There's a lot of history being washed away"
Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery
My great-uncle Abe Feller was committed to the United Nations. Did Roy Cohn and Joe McCarthy break him?
America's looming "hunger cliff"
As pandemic-era emergency SNAP benefits expire, millions of Americans face food insecurity
Your chocolate cookies are missing miso
The unexpected ingredients takes an classic dessert to new heights
Garlic salt versus garlic powder
These two pantry staples go head to head in a seasoning showdown
CPAC speaker: "Eradicate transgenderism"
Michael J. Knowles, a host on The Daily Wire, targeted the trans community on Saturday with genocidal comments
Margaret Cho's note to drag show haters
On "Salon Talks," the queer icon addresses male comics, being a crazy cat lady and her hopes for "Fire Island 2"
Why the high from edibles differs
Nightmare trips are much more common when eating edibles. There's a bizarre scientific explanation why that is
No heavy cream? Try one of these 8 subs
From half-and-half to coconut milk, here are the best dairy and vegan options — and when to use 'em
When liberal institutions screw up
A small college panicked and fired a professor — but the real lessons aren't the ones the right wants to teach
Somebody's getting the "Gutfeld!" joke
Greg Gutfeld's late night incursion forces us to acknowledge that Americans live in two separate comedy ecosystems
Trump drops single with J6 Prison Choir
The song, titled “Justice for All,” features Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
This ghost town is permanently on fire
The once-idyllic Pennsylvania town of Centralia is abandoned today because of the fires burning underneath it
Let’s give thanks to the "Dilbert" guy
In a single YouTube rant, Scott Adams put the lie to reverse racism
N.D. to sue Minn. over clean energy
Interstate feuds threaten to make getting regional power grids off fossil fuels even more complicated
100% of extremist murders: Right-wingers
"The Trump era very much emboldened these actors," advocate warns
DeSantis Disney and gay tap water
Former pastor and DeSantis colleague Ron Peri thinks homosexuality is “evil” and wonders if tap water causes it
Big Biz's "dishonest climate accounting"
Companies pledge to cut emissions caused by their production, while opposing measures to reduce emissions
Biden backs GOP effort on justice reform
Biden is backing a Republican effort to block D.C. lawmakers from setting their own criminal justice laws