Jury Awards $98.65 Million to Family of Man Killed by Former Dallas Police Officer
A federal jury on Wednesday awarded nearly $100 million to the family of Botham Shem Jean, a Black man who was eating ice cream and watching television at home in…
COP29 Climate Talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, Are Teetering
A two-week marathon of climate talks has entered its grueling final dash with developed and developing nations still deadlocked over how many hundreds of billions of dollars wealthy countries should…
“Entropy and Information Control: the Key to Understanding How to Mount the Fightback Against Trump and Other Populists” | naked capitalism
Yves here. This piece is so science-illiterate and otherwise incoherent that I thought our physics and chemistry-knowledgeable readers would have particular fun picking it apart. Even a mere high school…
Anthony Weiner’s Latest Redemption Tour Starts With a Haircut
Anthony Weiner walked in mostly unnoticed, quickly taking his place in a barber’s chair, an unlikely prop on his latest reclamation tour. He offered some brief instructions — part it…
Brooklyn Needs Housing. She Has a Vacant Lot. Why Can’t She Build?
This is The Housing Crunch, a five-part series on New York City’s affordable housing crisis. The Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn has felt the housing crisis deeply. The area, which…
Desi Lydic Says Trump is ‘Picking Mascots,’ Not Leaders
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50…
Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against Hegseth
A police report released Wednesday night provided graphic details about a sexual assault accusation against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary. The report also documents Mr.…
U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly
The Justice Department and a group of states asked a federal court late Wednesday to force Google to sell Chrome, its popular web browser, a move that could fundamentally alter…
Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women
Federal investigators have established a web of payments among Matt Gaetz and dozens of friends and associates who are said to have taken part with him in drug-fueled sex parties,…
Dr. Oz Has a Checkered Health Care Record: What to Know About Key Issues
“America’s doctor” could soon have an even bigger hand in shaping health care in the United States. On Tuesday, President-elect Donald J. Trump announced that he would nominate Dr. Mehmet…