Florida Prepares for Landfall as Tropical Storm Debby Strengthens
Floridians were bracing early Sunday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Debby, which was expected to make landfall over the state’s Big Bend coast as a hurricane late in the…
A Battle Over a Farm, a Mosque and the Moral High Ground
Butch Robinson is done. After dedicating most of his 77 years to growing sod, he just wants to sell his sprawl of green and ease his aching back into the…
How Could Maduro’s Reign in Venezuela End?
Venezuela is in another dark moment. President Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader who has been in power since 2013, has declared himself the winner of another election that international observers…
Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,’ Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof | naked capitalism
Conor here: Any word on whether the 2024 presidential candidates think our healthcare system is “weird?” By Phil Galewitz, a senior correspondent KFF Health News who covers Medicaid, Medicare, long-term…
Has the Long Friendship of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Reached Its Final Act?
In the summer of 1991, Mary Gates, the mother of the Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, convinced her workaholic 35-year-old son to spend the July 4 holiday at Hood Canal, a…
As Hundreds of Churches Sit Empty, Some Become Malls and Restaurants
Lisa Tofano was baptized, confirmed and married at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Lake Opeka in Des Plaines, Ill. When she and her husband, John, visited the church last…
Hamas May Emerge Battered, but Not Beaten, From Israel’s Latest Blows
First came the death of its top leader abroad, Ismail Haniyeh, by a bomb planted in Tehran. Then came Israel’s announcement that, only weeks earlier, it had killed Hamas’s most…
These Birds Have Their Own Beach. Their Human Neighbors Want In.
Sections of the Rockaway Peninsula, a coastal strip of land in southern Queens, look like beach towns more than the concrete and steel landscape of much of New York City.…
How One Harlem Block Became a Symbol of Urban Despair and Hope
Thousands of people walk along 125th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues each day and most do not linger. Commuters race to catch trains to Westchester, climbing up to the…
Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Banned A.I. Chips in China
The United States has tried, with some success, to halt China’s progress with artificial intelligence amid concerns that the technology is helping modernize the Chinese military. U.S. officials have set…