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Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense a luncheon following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Former in-law accuses Hegseth of abuse

Nicholas Liu
Published 6 months ago

Senators received an affidavit from Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law suggesting that he physically threatened his wife

Cyclist drinking from a water bottle (Getty Images/Justin Paget)

What do electrolytes do for your body?

Bryn Beeder - The Conversation
Published 6 months ago

"Whether people are athletes or not, the human body is constantly losing water through normal human functions"

Protesters gather on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump's continued claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Jan. 6 activist named as US attorney

Nicholas Liu
Published 6 months ago

Ed Martin, who was present at the Capitol on Jan. 6, was named by Trump as interim U.S. attorney for DC

Julia Stiles (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What Julia Stiles had to give up to lead

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Published 6 months ago

The "Bourne" actor and Y2K favorite says directing "Wish You Were Here" exposed her to a new side of herself

Ben Frisone in "The Joe Schmo Show" (Courtesy of TBS and Warner Bros. Discovery)

"The Joe Schmo Show" finds its "goat"

Melanie McFarland
Published 6 months ago

It's tough to make a dupe out of a sweet guy who automatically disbelieves everything that doesn't add up

A cashier processes a customer's order in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

FDA proposes new nutrition labels

Joy Saha
Published 6 months ago

If approved, the new "Nutrition Info box" would accompany the agency’s traditional Nutrition Facts label

Cooking skinless chicken breast with spices in an air fryer (Getty Images/Francisco Zeledon)

Worried about kitchen pollution? Air fry

Michael La Corte
Published 6 months ago

A new study compared how much air pollution five different cooking methods produced

Person at a tap filling a glass of water (Getty Images/Catherine Falls Commercial)

Study: Is tap water safer than bottled?

Michael La Corte
Published 6 months ago

"Bottled water is significantly more expensive than tap, but a middle-ground option might be purified tap water"

Elon Musk VS. Mark Zuckerberg (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It's time to ditch toxic social media

Chauncey DeVega
Published 6 months ago

To survive Trump's return, Dr. Gail Christopher heeds, "we must practice disciplines that calm our nervous system"

Ken Martin, the chair of the Minnesota DFL party introduces Amy Klobuchar to the people attending the Minnesota DemocraticFarmerLabor Party (DFL) election watch party held at the InterContinental Hotel in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States on November 05, 2024. (Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Can Ken Martin save the Democrats?

Russell Payne
Published 6 months ago

Allies of the Minnesota Democratic Party chair say "everyone has a seat at the table" when Martin is in charge

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Mexico, Canada tariffs by Feb. 1

Natalie Chandler
Published 6 months ago

The president said he's still considering universal tariffs, and did not mention higher ones on China

A "For Rent" sign is seen on a building Hollywood, California. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

LA landlords exploit a disaster

Nicholas Liu
Published 6 months ago

Landlords are reportedly flouting laws that prohibit them from jacking up prices during an emergency

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., questions Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Treasury secretary, during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, January 16, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Democrats help pass Laken Riley Act

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Published 6 months ago

Critics say the bill would eliminate due process for undocumented immigrants accused of crimes

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk accused of giving "Nazi salute"

Nicholas Liu
Published 6 months ago

"Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too," wrote NYU's Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Declining sea ice may present the largest threat to Pacific walrus populations in the future. (Devin Johnson / USFWS Permit PRT #MA33776D)

The internet is trying to save walruses

Matthew Rozsa
Published 6 months ago

More than 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses

First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

We wanted it darker, apparently

Andrew O'Hehir
Published 6 months ago

Donald Trump's first presidency was a test. Well, we failed

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump Jr., Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Usha Vance, Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum and Vice President-elect JD Vance applaud during the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump's triumphant celebration of scams

Amanda Marcotte
Published 6 months ago

Forget "unity" — the real theme of the day was "rich people swindling the rest of America"

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. First Lady Melania Trump inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The inauguration was an absurd spectacle

Coleman Spilde
Published 6 months ago

Big, ugly hats! An improvised a cappella! Entirely inappropriate ensembles! That's . . . entertainment?

Merrick Garland and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How Garland stymied Trump on his way out

Austin Sarat
Published 6 months ago

Trump wants to ramp up the federal death penalty. Before he left, the former attorney general made that harder

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the inauguration of Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images) ((Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images))

Trump's Big Tech turnaround

Cara Michelle Smith
Published 6 months ago

The scene signaled that the industry Trump once called “dividing and divisive” is now in his good graces

U.S. Vice President-elect former Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrive to inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Listless, uninspired and robotic

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Published 6 months ago

Now Donald Trump has to meet the high expectations he’s set for MAGA

Washing carrots in the sink (Getty Images/PeopleImages)

Why some foods can even change skin tone

Michelle Spear - The Conversation
Published 6 months ago

"These colorful tales carry more than an aesthetic message"

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Grieving Donald Trump's return

Chauncey DeVega
Published 6 months ago

Dr. Gail Christopher on the "balance of positive thoughts to trigger positive emotions"

Martin Luther King Jr. | Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A tale of two Americas

Audra Wilson, Esq., Lucy Di Rosa, PhD
Published 6 months ago

In a curious coincidence, the inauguration of Donald Trump falls on a day we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King

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