As a high-profile case alleges rape at a fraternity, New York lawmakers face renewed pressure to close the state’s “voluntary intoxication” loophole.

Washington is sending seniors a one-time payment while CMS is on track to overpay private insurers more than $1 trillion over the next decade.

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The Department of Homeland Security said it found 16,000 noncitizen voters in one state—but didn’t get a single name right.

The 30-second ad, apparently paid for by U.S. tax dollars, features photos and videos of Trump, the American flag and military aircraft.

"Two weeks after starting this new job, he recalled every detail of his life," the team explained in their report.

It’s a good day to be an oligarch. CNN, CBS, HBO, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and a host of other properties will now be under the control of Larry Ellison, who also owns Oracle and TikTok.

It would be nice to go a day or two (or three-day weekend!) without being apprised of some new awfulness from this administration. Since that's not going to happen, let's check in with the latest shitshow! And here it is: the Pentagon has "enlisted" some X.com influencers to thrust and parry on behalf of the...

The concept of A Cop On The Edge was once a disreputable film genre unto itself. This was not really a good thing in terms of what it indicated about where the culture was on the issue of vigilante vi...

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.

Tim Cook enthusiastically supported global authoritarian policies while turning Apple Computer into a dull simulacrum of an interesting company.

Have you checked under your bed recently to see if a member of the Democratic Socialists of America is there, waiting, with a pamphlet on taxing the rich clenched between their teeth and the glint of ...

Good science journalism is by its nature suspicious of grand or outlandish claims. Good science journalism does not take press releases at face value, but rather investigates the evidence behind those...