Floods Force Rescues in Iowa and South Dakota
More than a million people in the Upper Midwest were under flood warnings early Sunday morning, after days of heavy rain caused major flooding, forced evacuations and led to rescues…
Heat Wave Enters 7th Day, but the End Is in Sight
The end of the unusually early heat wave that gripped much of the United States over the past seven days is in sight. But first, the country will need to…
Fact-Checking Biden’s and Trump’s Claims About the Economy
Consumer sentiment about the state of the economy could be pivotal in shaping the 2024 presidential election. President Biden is still grappling with how to address one of his biggest…
Clippers Cut a Wide Swath Making Political Campaign Videos Go Viral
When Andrew Lawrence begins his night shift, he powers on his monitor to sift through Fox News’ evening programming. He and his small team at Media Matters for America, the…
In Search of My Father’s Frontier: His Years in Mao’s Army
I didn’t have much time. I was in the remote town of Altay in China’s far northwest region of Xinjiang, on the mountainous border with Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, thousands…
British Government Invents Phantom Skripals to Refuse to Testify in the Novichok Inquiry | naked capitalism
By John Helmer, the longest continuously serving foreign correspondent in Russia, and the only western journalist to direct his own bureau independent of single national or commercial ties. Helmer has…
Child Care, Cafés, Herman Miller Desks: It’s Not Your Average Gym
High-end gyms are no longer just places to sweat it out. The most exclusive ones offer not only state-of-the-art equipment, exercise classes and spacious locker rooms with cold eucalyptus-scented towels…
Blaming Hamas for Gazans’ Suffering, Many Israelis Feel Little Sympathy
The southern Israeli city of Netivot, a working-class hub for mystical rabbis about 10 miles from the Gaza border, escaped the worst of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, a…
For Biden and Trump, a Debate Rematch With Even Greater Risks and Rewards
The debate between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump this week will be the highest-stakes moment of their rematch, plunging two presidents into an extraordinarily early confrontation before…
Disputes About Race and Party Strategy Shape N.Y. Democratic Primaries
In Brooklyn, a State Assembly race has attracted the involvement of marquee figures like Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, and Letitia James, the New York State attorney general. In…