Lindsey Vonn, 40, finishes 14th in first World Cup race in nearly six years
Vonn places 14th in super-G at St MoritzUS star announced comeback last monthLindsey Vonn finished 14th position in a super-G on Saturday to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40.Vonn crossed the line 1.18 seconds behind...
Read MoreAston Villa v Manchester City: Premier League – live
Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-offLive scores | Tables | Fixtures | And you can email Barry “I handle the good moments – Click here to see original...
Read MoreA Galactic Chain
ESA / Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey / DOE / FNAL / NOIRLab / NSF / AURADay 20 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a galactic chain. This Hubble image features an interacting galaxy system known as...
Read MoreTrump is Right: The Debt Ceiling Should Go
In the middle of the current kerfuffle over keeping the government open is the surprising (to me, anyway) demand from Trump to take the debt ceiling issue off the table for at least two years, maybe five, or perhaps forever....
Read MoreBiblioracle: My 2024 Biblioracle Book Awards for fiction, the first half
When it came time to compile the possible contenders for the 2024 Biblioracle Book Awards for fiction, I came up with 20 titles, more than one-third of all the new fiction I read this year. This is an unwieldy list for even the...
Read MoreOnly 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic | David Daley
American confidence in the courts has hit a record low across party lines. This is worrying – if not surprisingThe US supreme court has been hijacked by the extreme right and corrupted to its core.American oligarchs bestow...
Read MoreThe Father of Chinese Authoritarianism Has a Message for America
Xiao Gongqin thought that, in moments of flux, a strongman could build a bridge to democracy. Now he’s not so sure.
Read MoreMiddle East crisis live: 14 injured after Israel fails to intercept missile from Yemen
Missile fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area leaving 14 people with minor injuries; attack comes days after Israel launched deadly strikes on YemenImages show how Click here to see original...
Read MoreSlate Mini Crossword for Dec. 21, 2024
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
Read MoreLetters: Achieving careful, quiet progress isn’t seen by many as leadership
I found professor Martin Gutmann’s assessment of Ernest Shackleton’s leadership style to be right on the money (“Our enduring love of Ernest Shackleton exposes false ideas of leadership,” Dec. 13). That is, Shackleton was not a...
Read MoreHero of 2024: billy woods’ Lyrics About American Empire
The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Importantly, this is a completely non-exhaustive and
Read More‘Gitmo’ in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base houses vulnerable young desert tortoises until they’re hardy enough to withstand predators and drought. The endangered species’ continued existence in the wild may hinge on...
Read MoreElon Musk’s X Endgame
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.After months of negotiation, Congress was close to passing a spending bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. Elon Musk decided...
Read MoreWe Just Got a Taste of What Elon Musk Will Do When Trump’s in Office
The House of Representatives exploded while trying to fund the government.
Read MoreToday in Sports History: Chicago Bears win the NFL championship
Today’s Sports Highlight in History: 1941 — The Chicago Bears win the NFL championship with a 37-9 rout of the New York Giants. On this date: 1891 — Dr. James Naismith introduces the first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules...
Read MoreAs a media columnist, even I found myself turning away from the news in 2024. But we can do things differently | Jane Martinson
More people are avoiding ‘boring’ or ‘depressing’ news for scrolling social media, but accurate reporting has never been more vitalThe other night I broke a long-cherished habit. At home in time for the BBC News at 10, I could...
Read MoreHow John Lewis Became a Civil Rights Icon
David Greenberg’s comprehensive biography draws on more than two hundred interviews and previously unseen documents.
Read MoreSentenced to death under a Biden law — and now hoping for Biden’s mercy
Biden wrote a 1994 bill that designated dozens of new capital offenses. Inmates sentenced under that law hope he will commute their sentences. Click here to see original...
Read MoreToday in History: First newspaper crossword puzzle published
Today is Saturday, Dec. 21, the 356th day of 2024. There are 10 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 21, 1913, the first newspaper crossword puzzle, billed as a “Word-Cross Puzzle,” was published in the New York...
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