| Public Media Can Be a Lifeline. Gutting It Hurts Everyone.
- Abandoning local public radio and TV would accelerate a dangerous trend straining civic health.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:02:16 +0000
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| Revenge, Thy Name Is Emil Bove
- Trump wants his people calling the shots. And Bove has proved, above all, that he belongs to the president.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:01:18 +0000
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| What to Know About the Fighting in Southern Syria
- Druse militiamen have been fighting with Bedouins in the Sweida Province, and Syrian government forces and the Israeli military are getting involved.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:52:55 +0000
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| Iceland Volcano Erupts Again but Doesn’t Threaten Towns
- An official said the eruption near Reykjavik, the 12th in four years from the same volcanic system, posed no threat to people or infrastructure.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:46:29 +0000
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| Jimmy Fallon Fans the Flames of Burning MAGA Hats
- People torched the hats in videos, apparently upset about the Jeffrey Epstein case. “People in China were like, ‘Oh, come on, we worked so hard making them,’” Fallon said.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:42:23 +0000
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| Cram Wildfire in Central Oregon Surpasses 40,000 Acres
- The Cram wildfire grew rapidly over the weekend, threatening small communities and ranch land.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:23:26 +0000
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| Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds
- The vote to take up legislation to rescind $9 billion in congressionally approved funds suggested that Republicans would bow to the president’s wishes in the simmering fight over spending powers.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:45:23 +0000
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| Club Drugs Strain Health System on Ibiza, Spain’s Party Island
- Drug-related calls from nightclubs are driving Ibiza’s ambulance services to collapse, health workers say. It’s the latest example of tensions in Europe over tourism.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:00:09 +0000
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| China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpower
- Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 04:00:06 +0000
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| A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary
- Adelita Grijalva beat back charges of “legacy” and embraced the memory of her father, Raúl Grijalva, to win the Democratic primary for the House seat opened by his death.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:32:13 +0000
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| Mamdani Says He Will ‘Discourage’ the Term ‘Globalize the Intifada’
- Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the race for mayor of New York City, moved to distance himself from comments that sparked outrage during the primary.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 02:38:24 +0000
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| Robin Kaye, ‘American Idol’ Music Supervisor, and Her Husband Found Dead in LA Home
- Robin Kaye was found shot to death inside her home in Los Angeles with her husband, Thomas Deluca, the police said. A 22-year-old was arrested in connection with the case.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 02:00:11 +0000
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| Republicans in Congress Shift to Backing Ukraine, Matching Trump’s Reversal
- After years pressing to end U.S. aid to Ukraine, many Republicans have abandoned that position now that President Trump is supporting the country against Russian aggression.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:22:14 +0000
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| Andrea Gibson, a Poet of Love, Hope and Gender Identity, Dies at 49
- A master of spoken-word performance, Gibson insisted that poetry, especially when read aloud to an audience, was a political act.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:22:05 +0000
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| Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil
- The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:12:06 +0000
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| University Leaders Reject Republican Attacks on Campus Antisemitism
- Leaders from Georgetown, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, said they are working to protect Jewish students but also free speech on their campuses.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:30:18 +0000
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| For Some Republicans, Trump’s Shift on Epstein Is Just the Latest Breach
- Right-wing Republicans have also criticized the president’s stances on Iran and Ukraine, hinting at a broader fraying of his political coalition.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:14:39 +0000
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| Senator Hawley Aims to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts He Voted for in Trump Policy Bill
- The Republican senator introduced a bill Tuesday that would block restrictions on key strategies that states rely on to finance Medicaid and double a rural hospital fund.
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:02:41 +0000
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| Huckabee Calls Death of Palestinian-American in West Bank ‘Terrorism’
- Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:48:34 +0000
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| Columbia Expands Efforts to Fight Antisemitism as Trump Deal Seems Near
- The university plans to offer additional anti-discrimination training in partnership with Jewish organizations. Some other measures could prove controversial.
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:46:03 +0000
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