Trump Desperately Pumps Money Into Dying Coal Industry
The coal industry has been in decline for decades. But tell that to president Trump, who’s firmly convinced he’d rather...
Vince Staples Trashes His Old Label for Trying To Keep Him Boxed Into ‘Straight Hip-Hop’
Every great artist is in pursuit of creative independence. Prince experienced it. Frank Ocean felt it. Sometimes, the label tends...
I’m an American mom. I love the World Cup more than any other sporting event — even the Super Bowl.
The author says the World Cup became more meaningful after she became a parent. Courtesy of the authorMotherhood changed my...
Supermarket workers’ grim reality: Not enough cash for lunch, wearing diapers in lieu of breaks
Since the post-war years and the exodus to the suburbs, the supermarket has become a beloved and necessary staple of...
Sean Penn says award shows are ‘dread-provoking,’ vows he’ll ‘never’ attend one again
In Hollywood, it’s one awards show after another. For Sean Penn, the actor vowed that he isn’t going to attend...
This may be the maximum level of U.S. debt that’s sustainable before interest payments trigger a default crisis that even steep tax hikes can’t fix
Soaring U.S. debt and projections that put it at astronomical levels in the coming years have set off increasing panic,...
I co-own a vending machine business with my 10-year-old. He’s learning tough lessons.
Christina Nicolson's 10-year-old son started his first business with a vending machine. Courtesy of Christina NicolsonChristina Nicolson is the mother...
GOP senator revolts over Hegseth’s ‘unacceptable’ religious decree
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) lashed out Saturday at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office over a “significant change” it instituted regarding...
Why oil’s not at $200 after the biggest supply shock in history
For decades, oil traders, executives and analysts warned that closing the Strait of Hormuz would be a global economic catastrophe....
A new exchange of fire with Iran in the gulf tests the fragile ceasefire
CAIRO — Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, adding that they were intercepted....
