U.K. passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases
LONDON — Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of...
Supreme Court Rejects Oil Company Argument in Fight Over Great Lakes Pipeline
The Supreme Court sided with Michigan officials on Wednesday in a dispute over the future of a petroleum pipeline snaking...
A New Front in an Old Gerrymandering War
When President Trump last summer implored Republicans to launch a nationwide gerrymandering blitz to pad their narrow House majority, the...
Australian surfer miraculously survives attack from ‘world’s most venomous animal’
An Australian surfer is lucky to be alive after being stung by the “world’s most venomous animal” while on holiday...
Review: At the Met, a Polished and Polite ‘Onegin’ Returns
When Deborah Warner’s staging of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” opened the Metropolitan Opera’s 2013-14 season, it was inadvertently competing with the...
Capcom Hypes Up Its Final Confirmed Game of 2026
Capcom seems to be feeling very confident after having just released three incredible games, and it’s making sure fans stay...
Student-loan borrowers kicked off Biden’s affordable repayment plan need more time to prep for higher bills, lawmakers say
Sen. Jeff Merkley led his colleagues in calling for relief for student-loan borrowers on the SAVE income-driven repayment plan. Chip...
C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines
The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has canceled the publication of a study that found...
Hundreds of detained immigrants launch hunger strike at Michigan ICE facility
At the North Lake ICE Processing Center in Baldwin, the biggest in the Midwest with 1,800 beds, several hundred detained...
Iran’s Leaders Can Afford to Be Patient
It shouldn’t have been surprising when President Trump announced on April 12 that the United States would begin a blockade...
