Can California’s top wine region survive the era of megafire?
As the climate crisis brings increasingly unpredictable fire seasons, the future of the $43bn...
Cartoonist and Journalist Joe Sacco on How He Earns His Sources’ Trust
In his new book Paying the Land, Joe Sacco takes us through the painful history of the...
Do Forests Grow Better With Our Help or Without?
This piece was originally published in Yale Environment 360 and appears here as part of our...
The New Borat Movie Is Less a Satire Than an Exposé
By now, you’ve probably heard about the already infamous climax of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, the...
This Should Be Your Next Big Stroll in NYC
Anthony PalettaYou might be marooned by COVID-19 right now in some dreary northeastern apartment...
Halloween Stream: Revisiting Tobe Hooper’s Terrifying ‘Salem’s Lot’
Moviestore Collection Ltd / AlamyIt’s a mystery that will haunt me until the end of my days: How...
The Woman Who Led Kamala Harris to This Moment
Sharon McGaffie was used to a full house. One evening in early 1969, her cousin Aubrey LaBrie did...
Saturday Night Live Presents Last Week’s Debate, But With Jokes!
Starring Jim Carrey, Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, and one member of the show’s cast.
The Weird Culture War Over Bigfoot as a COVID-19 Icon
Photo Illustration by Kristen Hazzard/The Daily Beast/Photos GettyAs the coronavirus pandemic...
Looking past false choices
The goal of politics, in its lowest common denominator, is to persuade you that you face a...
Businesses, wealthy brace for Biden tax hikes
Businesses and wealthy individuals are preparing for the potential for former Vice President Joe...
2020 Election, Coronavirus Surge, Fall Cocktails: Your Weekend Briefing
Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.
Crews work to destroy 1st ‘murder hornet’ nest discovered in US: Officials
Washington state entomologists discovered the first Asian giant hornet nest in the United States this week, officials said.
Justices allow Alabama to restore ban on curbside voting
The Supreme Court on Wednesday night granted a request by Alabama election officials to allow them...
Coronavirus dashboard: Catch up fast
Politics: Pence chief of staff Marc Short tests positive for coronavirus — COVID-19 looms over...
Why Trump Can’t Take Red Counties in North Carolina for Granted
Even some people in Gastonia, N.C., are a little perplexed about why the president was holding a...
Republicans are thrilled to lose
A great deal has been written (including by me) about the curious fact that despite impeachment,...
Could Biden Win Texas and Lose Ohio?
Philip Bump observes that “The electoral map is very weird right now.” He’s not wrong. Joe Biden...
Poland’s Court Bans Abortion, Draws Protests
Tens of thousands of people protested across Poland on Friday in defiance of tight coronavirus restrictions, following Thursday’s ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal that imposes a near-total ban on abortion in the...
Lou Dobbs: Why Would Anyone Vote for Lindsey Graham?
After sending Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Senate for a vote for her to join the Supreme Court, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is facing a rejection from one of President Donald Trump’s backers, Fox Business’ Lou...
Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Often Rules for Police in Excessive Force Cases
In her three years as a federal appeals court judge, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has consistently sided with police or prison guards accused of using excessive force, a Reuters review of cases she was involved...
Israeli Leader Confirms Consent to US Arms Sales to UAE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday appeared to confirm that Israel has given its consent for the United States to sell F35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates following a recent agreement establishing...
France Reacts after Erdogan Questions Macron’s Mental Health
France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described...
Rep. Stefanik: ‘Joe Biden Is Lying to the American People’ about Hunter’s Business Dealings
“This is Joe Biden running from his record and trying to wipe away this very clear conflict...
Sally Pipes: BidenCare would bring socialized medicine and end private health insurance
When President Trump accused Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at their debate Thursday of...
SpaceX Plans Starlink Satellite System for Mars
Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace technology company plans to surround Mars with a constellation of communication satellites like the Starlink series it has orbiting Earth.
Egyptians vote in second day of parliamentary elections
CAIRO (AP) – Egyptians on Sunday trickled into polling stations on the second day of voting...