‘Combine your passion with an investment strategy’: Meet the venture capital using 500,000 Pokémon and trading cards as a hedge against a debt crisis
The U.S. national debt is more than $40 trillion, and it’s only growing from here. Wage growth keeps stalling; job...
The Atlantic reaches a milestone for the latest date without a hurricane
Hurricane season will reach its approximate peak on Friday — but this year, not a single hurricane has yet formed...
For Decades, This Seamstress Has Made Wedding Dresses Fit Just Right
When Blanca Zhuzhingo immigrated to New York City in 1989 from Cuenca, Ecuador, seeking opportunities to support her family, she...
You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Friday, the Fifth Circuit...
Miss USA contestants sold vacation packages and asked fans to buy votes. It’s the CEO’s latest effort to stay relevant.
Contestants at the 2026 Miss USA pageant in Miami on August 27. Ivan Apfel/Getty ImagesThe 2,400-seat Miami theater lit up...
U.S. and Brazil Partnered in Fighting Crime. A Diplomatic Spat Threatens That.
A diplomatic rift is hindering cooperation between the United States and Brazil on jointly fighting organized crime, according to U.S....
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta bet that AI would shrink its management ranks. Now it’s quietly rebuilding them
After spending much of the past year eliminating management layers to build a leaner, AI-driven organization, Meta is now quietly...
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
The Justice Department has sent F.B.I. agents to reporters’ homes to serve subpoenas and, in at least one case, flashed...
Alabama Is Set to Execute a Murderer. The Jury Wanted Him to Live.
A jury in Alabama heard harrowing testimony about a bungled pawnshop robbery in 1998 that quickly turned to bloodshed: Jeffery...
As AI fears grow, lawmakers are racing to turn alarm into action
In the days since a researcher at artificial intelligence company Anthropic quit with a warning that its technology could ultimately...
