In First Public Comments Since Trump’s Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum

In a podcast interview, former President Barack Obama did not directly address the video posted by Mr. Trump but denounced a “clown show” on social media.Read More
Everybody’s Mom

We explore why we care so much about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.Read More
The Olympics Take Themselves Too Seriously. Bring Back Ski Ballet.

You want at least one weird entree on the Olympics menu, even if only for the pleasure of not ordering it.Read More
What They Wanted From Jeffrey Epstein

His network may not have known everything, but it is hard to deny that many of them knew enough to know better.Read More
Making the Dancing Lions for Lunar New York Celebrations

In a San Francisco garage, Corey Chan and his team create giant, spectacular lions that will lead the festivities.Read More
You’d Be Surprised to See Where Many Olympians Keep Their Medals

Athletes train and sweat for years in pursuit of the glittering prizes. Many store them in the least glamorous places.Read More
Shivering Americans Snap Up Firewood as Winter Grinds On

Weeks of freezing temperatures and winter storms across parts of the United States have increased the demand for firewood and manufactured fire logs.Read More
Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators

South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.Read More
Texas Students Protest ICE Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s Threats

In dozens of states, students have staged walkouts over immigration enforcement. In Texas, they’re doing so despite threats from Gov. Greg Abbott.Read More
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.

In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.Read More