As L.A. burned, online gamblers bet on how much the fires would destroy. ‘That was fun’
As deadly firestorms raged in Los Angeles County, carving a path of destruction that displaced families and killed 31 people,...
U.S. debt set to hit $40 trillion months earlier than expected
The U.S. national debt is likely to surpass $40 trillion this week, months earlier than forecasters previously expected, in part...
NBA star Jaylen Brown says there’s a downside to wealth that people don’t talk about
Jaylen Brown said his success and wealth had an impact on his interpersonal relationships. Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesNBA star Jaylen Brown...
Family Presses for Information About Fatal ICE Shooting in Maine
The Department of Homeland Security said its inspector general would investigate an agent’s decision to open fire on a Colombian...
Trump Again Threatens to Bomb Oman
A vessel is moored in Muscat, Oman, on July 25, 2026. —AFP/Getty Images As the nearly six-month-long war between the...
A Mother’s Quest to Rescue Her Son From Russian-Occupied Ukraine
A mother of three sat in a Ukrainian rehabilitation center, clutching her phone, willing it to ring, trying to piece...
Vandals are destroying license-plate cameras as anger over surveillance rises
Adam Heimerman kept seeing the surveillance cameras on his way to work as a river guide in East Tennessee, and...
Is the World Getting Uglier?
—NurPhoto—Getty Images A few blocks from where I live, a quaint, mid-size home was recently razed and replaced by a...
Can You Hear the Theaters Ka-Ching? A Battered Industry Turns to ‘Les Miz.’
Right from the start, it is clear the production of “Les Misérables” unfolding in an amphitheater at the mouth of...
What if America Went Completely Dark?
The snipers had been shooting for nearly 10 minutes before someone called 911. A man driving down the highway told...
