Not Quite Boulders, but These Accessories Have Real Heft
“I’m not interested in looking young — just looking good,” Pauline Harris, 62, said on a recent Friday afternoon in...
U.S. Trade Deficit Dips in June as Imports Fall Back
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services fell slightly to $73.3 billion in June as America imported fewer goods...
What to Watch in Virginia’s First Primary Since Its Redistricting Battle
Democrats across the country celebrated in April after Virginia voters greenlit a plan to cut the number of safe Republican...
It’s a Dog, It’s a Plant, It’s by the Creators of Pokémon
While Kota Furushima took a break from working on the Pokémon game series, his company’s bread and butter since 1996,...
Their Forefather Was a Grocer. And Mozart’s Librettist.
In June, Alex Da Ponte drove to Sunbury, Pa., to visit the town where one of his ancestors had run...
These College Friends Are Bound by Idealism but Divided by Action
TRIAGE, by Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine writes genre-defying books that blend poetry, prose, criticism and narration to raise mirrors to...
Why Arbitration Works for Baseball but Not for Health Care
When Congress wrote a law to end surprise medical bills in 2020, it took inspiration from Major League Baseball. Legislators...
U.S. Stocks Near a Record High Amid Lull in Iran War
Stocks in the United States neared a record high on Tuesday, on investors’ hope that a lull in fighting in...
Russia Turns Ukraine’s Gas Stations From Social Hubs Into Deadly Targets
Most have sandbags at the entrance. Many have shrapnel scars and scorch marks, or have been reduced to burned-out husks....
The Bridge That Divides America and Canada
Some geographic trivia: Where are the only major border crossings in the 48 contiguous states where you head south to...
Is It Really True That Socialism Is a Threat to the Democrats?
There is no more dynamic force in Democratic politics — bar none — than the Democratic Socialists of America. At...
Fire in Manhattan Subway Injures 14 and Disrupts Commute
A fire on a maintenance train in Lower Manhattan early Tuesday injured 14 people and disrupted subway services for morning...
McDonald’s U.S. Sales Slow as Consumers Spend More Cautiously
Sales at McDonald’s softened last quarter as traffic to its U.S. restaurants fell, the fast-food giant reported on Tuesday. Consumers...
McDonald’s U.S. Sales Slow as Consumers Spend More Cautiously
Sales at McDonald’s softened last quarter as traffic to its U.S. restaurants fell, the fast-food giant reported on Tuesday. Consumers...
Toad-Laced Psychopathy Is One Hell of a Drug
THE EGO TRIP: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence, by Kimon de Greef If...
