Cat domestication follows colonization
A new study puts a date on when humans domesticated cats — and peculiarly, their history seems to follow ours
Elon Musk a "right-wing culture warrior"
"I understand the Times' confusion, but the culture war isn't about conventional politics," reporter says
DACA deal fizzles amid GOP opposition
Rather than protect Dreamers, GOP lawmakers push to strengthen border measures
Over 300 Oath Keepers at DHS: report
House Homeland Security chair sounds the alarm on "extremism within our government"
Bad Santas, ranked from naughty to vice
We're making a list and checking it twice of some nasty, mean or violent St. Nicks
DOJ opens new front in Trump probes
Jack Smith is "moving forward quickly and aggressively," NBC News reports
The ugly truth about declawing cats
Experts say declawing your cats really is as cruel as you've heard. Here's why
Adams to forcibly hospitalize homeless
Adams has no answer for homelessness — he should ask frontline workers
The cheesy French dish you need to know
Tartiflette, bien sûr
Kindred honors Octavia Butler's classic
Smart tweaks by showrunner and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins give the classic story renewed relevance in 2022
Protein discovery could herald vaccine
New tech allows the fragile HCV E1E2 protein to be photographed. Now, scientists can work towards a vaccine
Kavanaugh party raises ethics questions
The Supreme Court justice attended a party with ex-Trump aide Stephen Miller, CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp
13 holiday classics turned into cookies
A baker's dozen of new-fashioned cookies for the old-fashioned holidays
RNC chief squirms as Fox host rips Trump
"The answer is Trump," host Stuart Varney told Ronna McDaniel
How popular widower rom-coms fail us
The disturbing pattern seen in rom-coms from "Enchanted" and "The Sound of Music" to "The Nanny" and "The Holiday"
The Medicare Advantage plan scandal
Health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations, audits find
Biden caves to Manchin demand on CTC
The White House is reportedly ready to back work requirements for recipients, which could exclude most vulnerable
Experts rip Lake's "poorly written" suit
Lawyers expect that Lake's "garbage" lawsuit will be quickly thrown out due to a lack of evidence
Midwest soil eroding faster than ever
How do researchers know? Stardust.
A green breakthrough in Louisiana
Davante Lewis' victory brings new attention to the importance of public service commissions
Raskin on MTG boast: "These are crimes"
MTG boasted she would have "won" an armed insurrection if she'd been the organizer of the January 6 Capitol riots
Experts slam GOPer's "Marshall Law" text
South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman urged Trump to impose martial law — over a week after the Capitol riot
Roger Stone: "Demonic portal" over WH
"It can be seen 'swirling like a cauldron,'" Stone said, adding that his cop friend said it totally checks out
"Frightening" gaps in Mark Meadows texts
Reporter who obtained Meadows messages says there's even more evidence that hasn't been released