Sirhan Sirhan: Robert F Kennedy assassin denied parole again
The board said Sirhan Sirhan must do more work to understand what makes someone a political assassin.
Jalen Carter: NFL hopeful accused of racing in deadly crash
Police say Mr Carter, a defensive tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk in a high-speed race that ended in the deaths…
Ukraine, Russia, China, and Dealing With Crazy People | naked capitalism
While it’s been a while since yours truly has posted on the war in Ukraine and our determination to mix things up with China, we seem to be in an…
Memphis, Through the Lens of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS — Steel bridges curving over calm water. Neon lights pulsing above blues clubs. A fiery sun melting into a bank of clouds. Through the lens of Tyre Nichols, a…
New Biden Cybersecurity Strategy Assigns Responsibility to Tech Firms
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to issue a cybersecurity strategy on Thursday that calls on software makers and American industry to take far greater responsibility to assure that their…
Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care | naked capitalism
Yves here. I do my tiny bit to try to lower my health care costs by refusing some tests and arbitraging test costs (for instance, MRIs are way cheaper in…
Identifying the Real Resistance | naked capitalism
Yves here. While it’s a plus to see writers on what is left of the hollowed out left still thinking about how to effect large-scale change, it seems we are…
Training for Paris Olympics in midst of war in Ukraine
For Ukrainian athletes, the path to the 2024 Paris Olympics is clouded by war, anger and pain. Russian bombardments have wrecked training venues. Air raids disrupt training sessions. Athletes have…
Snow blankets the West
Emergency crews are scrambling to shuttle food and medicine to residents of California mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms. (Mar 1)
‘Not confident’: Biden unsure how Supreme Court will rule on student loan forgiveness plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he’s “not confident” how the Supreme Court will rule on his plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt. “I’m…