U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia
The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an…
Regulatory Fight Over Ultraprocessed Foods Starting in the US | naked capitalism
There’s controversy over how good a proxy the degree of food processing is for the nutritional value of food. Nevertheless, there is also substantial evidence that the category of ultraprocessed,…
Judge in Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial Faces Bomb Threat at His Home
Nassau County authorities on Thursday responded to a bomb threat at the house of the judge presiding over the civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump. A spokesman for the…
How a TV Show Forced Britain’s Devastating Post Office Scandal Into the Light
More than 700 people convicted of a crime they didn’t commit. At least four suicides. A woman sent to jail while pregnant. Bankruptcies. Marriages broken, lives ruined. The shocking details…
60-Foot Tunnel Under Synagogue Left 2 Buildings Unstable, Officials Say
An illegal tunnel beneath one of the most important religious sites in New York City was about 60 feet long and 8 feet across and was not sufficiently reinforced, compromising…
We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big?
The curves on some Covid graphs are looking quite steep, again. Reported levels of the virus in U.S. wastewater are higher than they have been since the first Omicron wave,…
The Saxophone Master Shabaka Hutchings Is on a Fresh Journey: Flutes
As Shabaka Hutchings led a concert tribute to Pharoah Sanders in early December, he returned to a familiar equation: funneling gallons of air through his tenor saxophone, transforming it into…
Conservatives Revolt Anew Over Johnson Deal to Avert Shutdown
Conservatives thrust the House back into chaos on Wednesday, grinding business to a halt in protest of the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson struck with Democrats to avert a government…
Cockpit Recording’s Erasure Hampers Boeing 737 Max 9 Investigation
Officials investigating why a panel on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew open during an Alaska Airlines flight last week say they are struggling to piece together exactly what happened…
Illegal New York synagogue tunnel leads to 9 arrests
A group of men fought with police after the city sent officials to shutter and fill the secret tunnel.