Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it ordered a 50 percent cut in Federal...
Epilepsy is an invisible illness. This is what daily life with it looks like.
It’s 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning and I hear the pat-pat-pat of children’s feet on the hardwood floor above...
The new threat election officials fear: Trump’s federal government
The activists staking out the ballot drop boxes in suburban Phoenix wore body armor and face coverings. With guns at...
Trump loves talking tariffs. Downballot Republicans, not so much.
President Donald Trump explained during the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas why “tariff” is now his fifth-favorite word. “I said...
Don’t rely on treaties to stop the murderbots
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been wondering: What if we just didn’t build the murderbots? Artificial intelligence safety...
Here’s why emotions drive you to spend — and how to stop the habit
If you’ve ever impulsively grabbed a sweet treat on an especially bad day (or a great one, for that matter),...
Your super-durable sofa might be toxic
A couch that lasts 200 years? Sounds great in theory. But durability isn’t always a positive. According to Jonsara Ruth,...
Park officials pushed for a Grand Canyon trail to remain closed. Then the floods came.
Before a deadly flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon at the end of August, several National Park Service officials...
D.C. police union, Alexandria leaders voice concerns over Flock technology
The national blowback against Flock license-plate readers is also hitting the Washington region, with D.C.’s police union and leaders in...
Would Jesus like Waymo? Baptists have thoughts.
Would Jesus like Waymo? The Rev. A. Michael Charles Durant doesn’t think so. “Jesus either walked or rode a beast,”...
Jay Maisel, a cigar-chomping giant of photography, has died
Always bring your camera, photographer Jay Maisel insisted, advising novice photographers and chiding friends who neglected to carry their Leica...
Ranchers’ loyalty to Trump wavers as some bristle over beef imports
RAMSAY, Mont. — Rancher Barry McCoy has watched with dismay as cattle prices dropped over the last two months amid...
These students weren’t alive on 9/11. They’re reading letters from teens who were.
BALDWIN, N.Y. — While former presidents and survivors gathered to hear songs and speeches commemorating 9/11 on Friday, teens at...
U.S.-Canada trade war set to hit hard in midterm battleground states
A handful of U.S. states with some of the most competitive congressional races in the country are caught in the...
Bolsonaro’s son surges in run to free the former president
BRASÍLIA — After several stumbles, the son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is enjoying a late surge before next...
