Veterans see the war's silver lining - Russell Payne - Veterans see the war's silver lining - Russell Payne - The widespread opposition and mobilization against the Iran war offers hope

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Border wall contracts face scrutiny - Sam Karas, Big Bend Sentinel, Perla Trevizo, Misty Harris - ProPublica - Border wall contracts face scrutiny - Sam Karas, Big Bend Sentinel, Perla Trevizo, Misty Harris - ProPublica - Lawsuit says admin gave contracts to just 2 firms — one of which faced legal issues and claims of shoddy work

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"The Boys" bids America a grim farewell -- Melanie McFarland -- Eric Kripke's gory superhero satire concludes that the only way to save ourselves is to kill our gods

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Trump's next phony war: Cuba, beware -- Andrew O'Hehir -- What Iran war? In desperate search of a legacy, Trump goes after Cuba's failing regime. It's sad on both sides

1 hour ago

Nyong'o to racists: "Odyssey" is myth -- Alex Galbraith -- The actress refused to mount a "defense" of her role as Helen of Troy in a new interview

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Military grads get political speeches -- CK Smith -- Trump, Hegseth and Caine celebrate 2026 military graduates with political and culture wars and anti-woke jokes

15 hours ago

Kelly, Massie say MAGA is splintering -- Alex Galbraith -- The podcast host said Trump has alienated all but his "diehard loyalists"

16 hours ago

Trump intensifies attack on citizenship -- CK Smith -- Green card applicants face increased scrutiny as Trump again targets birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment

17 hours ago

Those weak losers who care about "law" -- Obama aide: Legality is for weak leaders -- Glenn Greenwald -- A top Obama campaign aide uses the language of Bush/Rove/Palin to suggest law is proof of weakness

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The Trump phone is here. Critics say it's junk -- The Trump phone is here. It's junk -- Garrett Owen -- Tech experts and reviewers say the long-delayed $500 phone has high costs, middling specs and murky origins

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White House ballroom is turning into a symbol of Trump's failures -- White House ballroom symbolizes failure -- Amanda Marcotte -- The president's only legacy will be greed and corruption

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Deepak Chopra, Jeffrey Epstein and those "cute girls" emails -- Deepak Chopra has an Epstein problem -- Nicole Karlis -- New Age guru exchanged hundreds of messages with Epstein, including some he'd probably like to take back

15 hours ago

Trump Exhaustion Syndrome is infecting the world -- Trump Exhaustion Syndrome is spreading -- Brian Karem -- At the Cannes Film Festival, international attendees mourn the decline of American culture — and democracy

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The smoky, cheesy lentils I keep making -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- And other cozy skillet dinners for expensive times

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Minnesota takes on Polymarket, Kalshi -- Jelinda Montes -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing multiple states for trying to rein in Polymarket and Kalshi

20 hours ago

Trump envisions White House as fortress -- CK Smith -- After another shooting nearby, Trump again used it in his narrative of permanent threat and militarized spectacle

19 hours ago

This US citizen was detained 3 times - Nicole Foy - ProPublica - "I just want to live in peace," says Leonardo Garcia Venegas

1 day ago

Why Hunter Biden loves Candace Owens -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The right's most hated podcaster keeps growing her audience through controversy

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Why Donald Trump loves AI so much -- Kirk Swearingen -- Why Donald Trump loves AI so much -- Kirk Swearingen -- This longtime con man was doing deepfakes long before that was a thing. He's a bot in human form

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GOP donor now frontrunner for Texas AG - Eleanor Klibanoff - The Texas Tribune - Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that's nothing next to the money he's spent on himself

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Don Jr. marries, without Trump present -- CK Smith -- Donald Trump Jr. married Bettina Anderson in a private ceremony, but his father's absence was oddly explained away

1 day ago

What the DNC autopsy won't admit -- Russell Payne -- Focused on messaging and ad spend, the autopsy ignores Democrats' real problem: their platform

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Would you trust an AI-enabled pet? -- Andi Zeisler -- Would you trust an AI-enabled pet? -- Andi Zeisler -- Roomba inventor Colin Angle wants humans to embrace AI pets. His fuzzy sales pitch is why it might not work

19 hours ago

Colbert guest hosts public access tv -- CK Smith -- After a CBS farewell watched by millions, the host popped up on a Michigan public access show watched by hundreds

1 day ago

"No ratings" Colbert closes show on high -- CK Smith -- Late Show finale surged in viewership, Trump attacks with AI clip showing him throwing Colbert into dumpster

1 day ago

Boots Riley's zany love letter to theft -- Coleman Spilde -- In "I Love Boosters," Keke Palmer's brigade of bandits makes labor uprisings into next season's hottest trend

2 days ago

What we lose when "The Late Show" ends -- Melanie McFarland -- We'll see Stephen Colbert again, but his broadcast exit closes out David Letterman's absurdist TV legacy

3 days ago

Drake wins, whether we like it or not -- Alex Galbraith -- Drake's overlong, petty trilogy is the perfect soundtrack to the "no one asked for this" era

3 days ago

Perks of being Jane Austen's wallflower -- Melanie McFarland -- "The Other Bennet Sister" proves it's the quiet ones we need to be watching

4 days ago

"Is God Is" makes revenge a religion -- Coleman Spilde -- Aleshea Harris' debut is a tale of gods and monsters, for a moment when they're hard to tell apart

5 days ago

Farm aid can't outrun Trump's war -- Garrett Owen -- With rising costs of fuel and fertilizer, and tariffs still in place, the outlook for 2026 is bleak

29 days ago

The pistachio trend has some history -- Jelinda Montes -- Benefiting off viral trends, like Dubai chocolate, has been actually decades in the making

18 days ago

Spirit collapses after failed bailout -- CK Smith -- The shutdown of Spirit marks end of a major low-cost carrier and raises questions about budget air travel in future

22 days ago

Private prisons cash in on ICE crackdown -- Nicholas Liu -- Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government

1 month ago

The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- As moms are driving the growth in America's labor market, it's time for major investments in early childcare

12 days ago

Trump wants $1.5 trillion for military -- Garrett Owen -- Massive cuts to domestic programs, with higher state taxes, would bolster the spending increase

1 month ago

A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- How planning meals, stretching ingredients and baking something sweet can make a no-spend week feel generous

1 month ago

Colleges had no backup for cyber attack -- CK Smith -- The nationwide cybersecurity incident exposed how fragile our increasingly digital campuses are during finals week

15 days ago

Donald Trump: Green energy's savior? -- Sabrina Haake -- The president has unintentionally set off an international scramble for renewable energy due to his war in Iran

8 days ago

PCOS becomes PMOS -- CK Smith -- This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

8 days ago

Lower drug prices won't fix cancer care -- Kenneth E. Thorpe -- As breakthrough drugs offer critical hope to patients, lawmakers should focus on shoring up the social safety net

9 days ago

SCOTUS overrides abortion pill mail ban -- Nicole Karlis -- The ruling came after weeks of uncertainty over mail order mifepristone's legal status

9 days ago

The toll of Florida's abortion ban -- Nicole Karlis -- The number of Florida residents who traveled out of state nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024

19 days ago

Hantavirus is a warning. We must listen - Troy Farah - Hantavirus is a warning. We must listen - Troy Farah - The Dutch cruise ship incident probably isn't the next pandemic. That doesn't mean we're risk-free from outbreaks

14 days ago

RFK Jr. supports tanning beds for minors -- CK Smith -- Public health officials warn the decision fits a growing pattern of deregulation across youth health policy

15 days ago

Trump's Silicon Valley bet on science -- Garrett Owen -- Jim O'Neill, a longevity enthusiast and vaccine skeptic, is Trump's pick to head the National Science Foundation

17 days ago

What in the world is Man Cereal? -- Joy Saha -- What in the world is Man Cereal? -- Joy Saha -- The high-protein-creatine-no-seed oils-and-no sugar craze has officially tainted the beloved breakfast cereal

17 hours ago

How a food writer budget grocery shops -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- From anchor ingredients to discount racks, a food writer shares how she cooks well without overspending

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6 SMART WAYS TO USE GROUND CHICKEN -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From smash tacos to dumpling bowls, ground chicken makes dinner easier, cheaper and less annoying

1 day ago

New SNAP rules could backfire - Benjamin Chrisinger - The Conversation - Small stores may stop accepting SNAP payments instead of meeting the new requirements

3 days ago

A big problem with those tiny snack tins -- Joy Saha -- Mindful snacking doesn't — and shouldn't — focus on portion control and so-called aesthetics

7 days ago

Five meals, one fridge clean-out -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A no-spend week of pastina, shakshuka and pantry alchemy

12 days ago

The resilience of uchche, bitter melon -- Madhushree Ghosh -- A bitter melon vine in San Diego becomes a lifeline to family, memory and the complicated meaning of home

15 days ago

Enough with the "-maxxing" -- Joy Saha -- The Gen Z-coined suffix has infiltrated lifestyle and dietary spaces, encouraging us to obsess over what we eat

17 days ago

Fatherhood, fear and our family gifts -- Kuang Lee -- "You turned out fine, right?" my mother said when I wanted to confront my own father. But had I?

13 days ago

Magic half-hours at Lozano Car Wash -- Natalie Jabbar -- Under the distinctive green arches of this Bay Area landmark, before he left us, my father once doted on me

13 days ago

My father, the disapproving doctor -- Susan Shapiro -- My father said my confessional writing humiliated him. We got along best when I had an ailment he could fix

13 days ago

"Dear Father" letters and DNA tests -- Brittany Penner -- Fathers have always been prickly territory for me, a Métis child of the Sixties Scoop adopted by Mennonites

13 days ago