A ‘Leaner-Meaner’ DeSantis Campaign Faces a Reboot and a Reckoning
Throughout the spring, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and his advisers waved off his sagging poll numbers with the simple fact that he wasn’t yet an actual candidate for president.…
In Louisiana, a Democratic Governor Leans on Vetoes to Stall Conservative Agenda
The Republican supermajority in the Louisiana State Legislature pushed through a bill this year banning gender-transition care for minors, along with other legislation banning Covid vaccine requirements in schools and…
Opinion | Vladimir Putin Is Still Useful to Xi Jinping. Until He Isn’t.
In 1969, China and the Soviet Union seemed on the brink of war. They fought a deadly border clash in March of that year and another in August. The Kremlin…
Drugmakers Are ‘Throwing the Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations
The pharmaceutical industry, which suffered a stinging defeat last year when President Biden signed a law authorizing Medicare to negotiate the price of some prescription medicines, is now waging a…
1 Dead in Odesa as Russia Strikes Cathedral and Apartment Buildings
The civilian toll is rising in Odesa, the Ukrainian port city that has been under relentless attack by Russian forces in the past week after the Kremlin pulled out of…
Netanyahu Hospitalized for Heart Defect as Israel’s Turmoil Intensifies
Protesters have also set up a tent city in a park below the Parliament building in Jerusalem. After a late-night emergency meeting, the country’s main labor union said it was…
Old men near the sea: See video of over 100 Ernest Hemingway look-alikes gather in Key West
Ernest Hemingway may command few literary equals, but it turns out that bearing a passing resemblance to the famed novelist can be much more easily achieved. More than 100 men…
Need a job? Hiring to flourish in these fields as humans fight climate change.
Climate change is reshaping the employment landscape, whether you want a career that helps the planet or just want a job in a growing field. Environmental and sustainability studies are…
‘Help Me!’: Handwritten sign leads rescuers to kidnapped 13-year-old girl
A 13-year-old girl who had been kidnapped in Texas and sexually assaulted was rescued in California when witnesses spotted her holding up a sign that said “Help Me!” from inside…
Trump gets a new trial date, DOJ warns Texas governor: 5 Things podcast
On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Trump gets a new trial date Donald Trump gets a new trial date in his classified documents criminal case. Plus, the DOJ warns Texas Governor Abbott…