“MH370”: The 6 most shocking theories surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight

"MH370: The Plane That Disappeared" (Netflix)

“MH370”: The 6 most shocking theories surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight

Joy Saha

Nine years later, the tragic mystery continues for family members of those on the plane that went missing

03/10/2023 16:02 EST

Vladimir Putin | A destroyed tank lies in rubble, in central Mariupol (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Pentagon refuses to share Russia war crime evidence — over fear of future probes of U.S. atrocities

Brett Wilkins

"Basically, we want others punished, but not ourselves," reporter says

03/10/2023 15:30 EST

LASD Chief April Tardy, from Central Patrol Division, answers questions at the third public hearing in the Civilian Oversight Commission's investigation on deputy gangs at the Loyola Marymount University, Albert H. Girardi Advocacy Center in Los Angeles on July 1, 2022. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

“Covering it up”: Los Angeles sheriff’s second-in-command has alleged “deputy gang” tattoo

Cerise Castle

April Tardy says her ankle imprint shows allegiance to her former station. Deputies say it represents a deputy gang

03/10/2023 14:30 EST

President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters in the State Dining Room at the White House on Nov. 9, 2022. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Biden sidelines potential primary rivals — and delights the party’s corporate wing

Bob Hennelly

Corporate types don’t want messy moral debates about just what Democrats should stand for

03/10/2023 13:31 EST

A general view of atmosphere at the Friends and Family Opening at Schwartz & Sandy's with the cast of "Vanderpump Rules" at Schwartz & Sandy's Lounge on July 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. ( Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Don’t s**t where you eat: Amid “Vanderpump Rules” scandal, Schwartz & Sandy’s gets an age-old lesson

Kelly McClure

Is the buzz generated by a scandal good or bad for business?

03/10/2023 13:30 EST

US President George W. Bush make a point during his State of the Union address 20 January 2004 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. In his speech, Bush had vowed that the United States "will never seek a permission slip" to go to war as he took aim in his annual State of the Union speech at critics of the invasion of Iraq. | Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of big businesses at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 24, 2022. - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his country wanted to remain part of the world economy and had no plans to harm it. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, killing dozens and triggering warnings from Western leaders of unprecedented sanctions. Russian air strikes hit military installations across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, forcing many Ukrainians flee their homes to the sounds of bombing. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Stephen JAFFE/AFP/Alexey NIKOLSKY)

When we were Vladimir Putin: The American war from hell, 20 years later

Juan Cole

How America gave Putin cover for his own atrocity

03/10/2023 12:30 EST

Walgreens exterior (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

A nationwide boycott against Walgreens is brewing. Here’s why

Nicole Karlis

The hashtag #boycottwalgreens has been growing on Twitter and TikTok

03/10/2023 12:00 EST

Jonathan Majors and Michael B. Jordan in "Creed III" (MGM)

“Creed III” hits hardest outside of the ring

D. Watkins

Michael B Jordan's directorial debut may be the best in the franchise yet because it tackles more than fighting

03/10/2023 10:00 EST

Buddha Lo, Padma Lakshmi, Amar Santana, Gabriel Rodriguez, Samuel Albert, Dawn Burrell, Charbel Hayek, Sylwia Stachyra and May Phattanant Thongthong in "Top Chef: World All Stars" Episode 1 (David Moir/Bravo)

“Top Chef: World All Stars”: We see London, we see France, we see cheftestants cooking up plants

Michael La Corte

For its landmark 20th season, the widely adored food competition show returns with international culinary prowess

03/10/2023 08:00 EST

Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity's images displayed on the side of the Fox News building in midtown Manhattan. (Getty Images)

Dominion lawsuit makes clear exactly how the Fox News feedback loop works

Chauncey DeVega

Can Dominion disrupt the Fox News loop?

03/10/2023 05:45 EST

Otero County Commission Chairman and Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin rides his horse on 5th avenue on May 1, 2020 in New York City. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

Some GOP election officials refused to certify results. Few were held accountable

Doug Bock Clark

Review of officials who refused to certify 2022 election results found that most did not face formal consequences

03/09/2023 17:30 EST

(L-R): Nuha Jes Izman as Teen Crystal, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Alexa Barajas as Teen Mari, Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna, Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie, Nia Sondaya as Teen Akilah, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott and Liv Hewson as Teen Van in "Yellowjackets" Season 2. (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

“Yellowjackets” is returning to push the boundaries of what being “Just a Girl” really means

Alison Stine

Florence Welch covers No Doubt in the trailer, and lyrics "I’m just a girl living in captivity" take on new meaning

03/09/2023 17:09 EST

Chuck Grassley (Andrew Harnik - Pool/Getty Images)

How Obamacare enabled a multibillion-dollar Christian health care cash grab — with GOP help

J. David McSwane, Ryan Gabrielson

A conservative lobbyist created an exception for faith-based health coverage, opening the door for “bad actors”

03/09/2023 13:30 EST

Leonard Leo speaks at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC on April 23, 2019. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

SCOTUS takeover architect Leonard Leo’s new group seeks to influence all politics and culture

Andy Kroll, Andrea Bernstein, Nick Surgey

Inside the “private and confidential” conservative group that promises to “crush liberal dominance”

03/09/2023 11:30 EST

Advertisements featuring Fox News personalities, including Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, adorn the front of the network's headquarters building in New York. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Tucker Carlson, Rupert Murdoch and Fox News: A network of treason, sedition and lies

Brian Karem

The more we learn about Fox News, Jan. 6 and Donald Trump, the worse it gets. There must be consequences

03/09/2023 09:41 EST

Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, attorneys for President Donald Trump, conduct a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Ex-Trump lawyer admits election “misrepresentations” and “selfish motive” — gets off with a censure

Igor Derysh

Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis is the latest lawyer to face discipline over the Big Lie

03/09/2023 08:50 EST

A herd of Plains Bison or buffalo grazing in Grand Teton Natonal Park in Wyoming, USA. (Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Biden administration pledges $25 million to bring bison back to tribal lands

Joseph Winters

The Interior Department initiative will prioritize Indigenous culture and expertise

03/09/2023 07:20 EST

Baby Orca whale with its pod. (Getty Images/thecrystalfocus)

For the first time, an orca was seen raising another whale species’ young

Troy Farah

A killer whale that "adopted" a baby pilot whale illuminates the strange family dynamics of this intelligent mammal

03/09/2023 05:30 EST

U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listens as President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“Political agreement”: Watchdogs demand ethics probe of McCarthy’s Jan. 6 gift to Tucker Carlson

Jake Johnson

"He's not an impartial finder of fact—he's a propagandist," expert says

03/08/2023 13:30 EST

Sun beams shinning underwater on the tropical coral reef (Getty Images/Tunatura)

UN reaches historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans

Zoya Teirstein

The treaty, if ratified, will establish a new set of rules aimed at conserving marine species and ecosystems

03/08/2023 07:45 EST

Tucker Carlson and Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans try — but can’t — distance themselves from Tucker Carlson’s lies

Amanda Marcotte

Everyone knows Tucker Carlson lies — what matters is the GOP now blesses his Jan. 6 revisionism

03/08/2023 06:23 EST

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) participates in a meeting of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on January 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

What Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “safe space” for conservatives would look like

Chauncey DeVega

When Marjorie Taylor Greene talks of a "safe space" of civil war she is making an existential threat to the nation

03/08/2023 05:59 EST

Homeless people in an encampment along Willow St. in the Tenderloin district of downtown on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 in San Francisco, CA. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

“There is no constitutional right to housing”: Mass eviction lays bare America’s foundational flaws

David Bacon

Eviction of 300-person encampment in California shows scorn for right to housing

03/08/2023 05:16 EST

Gigi Sohn, nominee to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, takes her seat to testify during her confirmation hearing in the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Appalling” attacks and “outright lies”: Biden’s FCC nominee backs out after Joe Manchin says no

Rae Hodge

Public should be "outraged," say activists, claiming Biden's FCC remains "utterly impotent" against Big Telecom

03/08/2023 05:15 EST