How American Schools Can Address Political Polarization
—Thomas Barwick—Getty Images Polarization has become one of the defining threats to American democracy. The philosopher Robert B. Talisse distinguishes ...
Hey, Washington: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
The prospect of President Trump delivering a speech at this Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association black-tie dinner — the first ...
Starmer Will Tell Parliament He Was Kept in the Dark on Mandelson Vetting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will face Parliament on Monday afternoon as his government reels from revelations that Peter Mandelson, his ...
Israel’s critics are winning the battle for the Democratic Party
The politics of Israel have shifted inside the Democratic Party — and staunch defenders of the Jewish nation are growing ...
The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad
On November 16, 2021, Matthew Ziburis sat in his car in a residential neighborhood in the Bay Area stalking an ...
The Night the Government Closed the Skies Over El Paso
Around 9 p.m. on Feb. 10, an air traffic controller at El Paso International Airport saw an alert pop up ...
New COVID subvariant ‘Cicada’ is on the rise. Here’s what you need to know
A highly mutated COVID-19 strain is circulating in California — raising concerns that disease activity could rise heading into the ...
A Leaner Saudi Arabia Turns From Grandiose Plans to Pragmatism
Ten years ago, a 30-year-old prince named Mohammed bin Salman announced sweeping plans to transform Saudi Arabia, declaring that he ...
PTO, parental leave, pensions: Even the most prized benefits are on the chopping block
Mint Images/Getty ImagesZoom is scaling back paid parental leave, while Deloitte is trimming PTO and other offerings for select workers.Many ...
Man facing divorce kills 8 children, including 7 of his own, in shooting rampage
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana — Eight children ranging in age from 1 to about 14 were killed here Sunday in a shooting ...
Empty NYC preschools cost taxpayers nearly $100M in rent alone: ‘Terrible execution’
New York City has shelled out nearly $100 million in taxpayer dollars to rent more than two dozen buildings that ...
KitKat, Gatorade or granola bars? What’s banned under new SNAP rules is mixed.
Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with ...
Supreme Court justices are writing children’s books — and earning big
Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has been recognized for writing lofty — sometimes lengthy — judicial opinions on the ...
What to Know About the Louisiana Shooting That Killed 8 Children
A woman is seen outside the house where a mass shooting took place in Shreveport, La., on April 19, 2026. ...
Vance Heads to New Talks With Iran. At Stake: Peace and His Own Standing.
JD Vance will try again. The vice president is scheduled to lead an American delegation back to Islamabad, Pakistan, this ...
