Obama Family Dog Bo Dies After Battle With Cancer
The former president and first lady posted tributes to their 12-year-old Portuguese water dog on social media.
Chinese Rocket Debris Hurtling Toward Earth, Point of Impact Unknown
Portions of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket are expected to fall back to Earth in an “uncontrolled reentry” sometime this weekend.
Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Top U.S. Gasoline Pipeline
The outage brought to center stage how some of the country’s critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks.
CDC Admits Coronavirus is Airborne, Can Be Transmitted More Than 6 Feet Away
Some experts say that while it’s a step in the right direction, the CDC still isn’t going far enough in warning about the risks indoors.
What Soccer and the Facebook Oversight Board Have in Common
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense.
Trump Justice Department Seized Washington Post Reporters’ Phone Records
Investigators got the phone records for the three reporters as part of an investigation into a 2017 leak of classified information.
Help! My Mom Demands an Apology Every Time I Ask Her a Simple Question.
How do I break this pattern?
My Grandmother Says She’ll Stop Sending Me Money Unless I Get Pregnant
Introducing Pay Dirt, Slate’s new money advice column.
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is So Popular It’s Actually Become a Problem for Him
It’s the hit that ate Abel Tesfaye’s career.