I took a 5-hour Amtrak ride with a backpack and carry-on. Here are 5 things I’m glad I brought and 3 I wish I’d packed.
I brought some of my favorite things on my long Amtrak train ride. Amanda ShammasI packed lots of essentials for...
Republicans should be ‘running for the hills’ after just getting ‘a very bad omen’: expert
Democrats lost a hard-fought special election in a deep-red Tennessee congressional district, but CNN’s Harry Enten said the results should...
Why the U.S.-Russia Ukraine Talks Failed
“So far, no compromise version of a peace settlement has been found,” was how Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to Vladimir...
Major Pokémon Gen 10 Leak Reveals New Ride Mechanic
A Gen 10 Pokémon leak has revealed the region’s new rideable mechanic. If true, Pokémon Wind and Wave is going...
‘Little choice but to bend’: Analyst says top Trump ally’s fight is neutering Mike Johnson
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is picking an ugly public fight with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) — and Punchbowl News’...
Man accused of eating $19K Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Police in New Zealand are waiting for nature to take its course after a man allegedly...
Eric Dane reveals whether he will keep acting after ‘Brilliant Minds’ role
Eric Dane has no plans to stop acting as he battles amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The actor clarified in a...
The OpenAI-Google fight is the next critical juncture in the AI wars
Last year OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he thought ads were lame. Now he seems more interested. Shelby Tauber/REUTERSThis post...
The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 7
Hardcover fiction 1. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past. 2....
Dem plots to take $175B from Trump ‘slush fund’ to tackle the ‘number one issue’ of 2026
A Democrat representative has laid out a plan to take $175 billion of funding from Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill...
