Gas Price Average Tops $6 a Gallon In California as Gas Prices Soar Nationwide
The national average for a gallon of regular gas jumped 35 cents in just one week, up to $4.43.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Germany, NATO Stress Self-Reliance in Response to American Troop Drawdown From Germany
Poland’s prime minister warns against the ‘disintegration’ of the Western alliance, saying NATO must do all it can to reverse ‘this disastrous trend.’
By DAVID JONES
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Supreme Court Looks Like Next Stop After Appeals Court Blocks Mail Delivery of Abortion Pill
The ruling is the most significant judicial intervention into abortion policy since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Spirit Airlines Ceases Operations Following Failed Bailout and Surging Fuel Costs
The budget airline blames rising oil prices prompted by the Iran war, which have caused the cost of jet fuel to double.
By JOSEPH CURL
|The Rebranding of a Republic: How Donald Trump Is Stamping His Name on the U.S. Government — and Everything Else
As legal battles brew and political opponents voice their outrage, the administration shows no signs of slowing its unprecedented name game.
By JOSEPH CURL
|They Lost Everything in the Palisades Fire. Then L.A. Sent Them a Bill
Routine fines for failing to keep brush cleared were mistakenly sent to homeowners whose properties have nothing left but scorched earth.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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‘It Is a Marriage Fraud’: Man, 93, Busted for Booting Wife Out of Queens Home
Suspected slumlords are deploying iron fists to terminate tenants’ leases.
By M.L. NESTEL
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A Florida Couple Gave Birth to the Wrong Baby: They Know Who the Right Parents Are, but Answers Are Still Scarce
Meanwhile, the biological parents are only beginning to absorb what happened.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Jim Acosta and Keith Olbermann Demand CNN Fire Conservative Commentator Scott Jennings for Snapping at a Panelist
Some liberal viewers claim the moment was threatening.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Pakistani Officials Look for Any Cause but Negligence To Explain Surge in HIV Cases Among Children
Hundreds of Pakistani children received contaminated shots at a state hospital — and officials keep looking the other way
By HOLLIE McKAY
|How Online Algorithms Feed a ‘New and Particularly Nihilistic’ Breed of Violence
The lone gunman who opened fire on visitors to Mexico’s Pyramid of the Moon was motivated by a “salad bar ideology” marked by Nazi salutes and images of the Columbine massacre.
By HOLLIE McKAY
|In Mali, Russia Faces Its Saigon Moment
Bordering seven countries of West and North Africa, massive Mali is a linchpin for Russia’s big power aspirations in the region.
By JAMES BROOKE
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Germany Drops Enforcement of Conscription Rule After Taking Recruits By Surprise
Germany’s Parliament quietly required young men to get military permission if they were planning to head out of the country — then the Defense Ministry quietly backed down.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Trump Weighs Resuming the War as ‘Disjointed’ Iranian Leadership Makes a New Proposal
‘No one knows whether Mujtaba Khamenei is alive or dead, so no one can make a decision,’ an Iran-watcher tells the Sun.
By BENNY AVNI
|Pakistani Officials Look for Any Cause but Negligence To Explain Surge in HIV Cases Among Children
Hundreds of Pakistani children received contaminated shots at a state hospital — and officials keep looking the other way
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Spencer Pratt Trades Barbs With L.A. Mayoral Rival After Filming Viral Campaign Ad Outside Her Home
The reality TV stars’ ad, which has amassed more than 10 million views, targets Council Member Nithya Raman’s ‘$3 million Mansion.’
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Conservatives Decry Trump Pressure To Fire Kimmel Over Joke About Melania
Some of the president’s supporters are not on board with the federal government punishing ABC, citing the First Amendment and government overreach.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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House Bill Calls Out Hasan Piker, Candace Owens for Fueling Hatred of Jews
Lawler and Gottheimer single out the Twitch streamer and podcaster for trafficking in antisemitism from opposite ends of the spectrum.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
|‘It Better Be Soon!’: Trump Renews Call for ABC To Fire Kimmel Over ‘Expectant Widow’ Joke
So far, ABC and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, seem to be standing by the late night host.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Johnson Scores a Win With Vote To Reopen House Floor, Paving Way for Major Bills To Advance
House conservatives beat the speaker. Now they have to beat the Senate.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Crisis of Child Mental Health Traced to Lack of Autonomy
By LENORE SKENAZY
GOP Looks Poised for Victory in Scorched-Earth Congressional Redistricting Battle Royale
By JOSH HAMMER
Count on America’s Ties to Italy To Endure Despite Dustup Between Trump, Meloni
By ROSARIO IACONIS
Democrats’ Backing of Maine Senate Candidate, Graham Platner, Signals Left’s Loss of Moral Compass
By DAVID HARSANYI
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Trump Set To Tell Supreme Court That E. Jean Carroll’s $83 Million Verdict Is a ‘Manifest Miscarriage of Justice’
Harvard-Harris Poll Shows America Is Behind Donald Trump and the GOP
‘Detransitioner’ Who Regretted Gender-Transition Mastectomy Settles Malpractice Lawsuit Days Before Trial In Oregon
Democrats’ Backing of Maine Senate Candidate, Graham Platner, Signals Left’s Loss of Moral Compass
Jim Acosta and Keith Olbermann Demand CNN Fire Conservative Commentator Scott Jennings for Snapping at a Panelist
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New Season of Art-Themed Movies Fails To Paint the Full Picture
When it comes to the celluloid history of art, the big screen tends to favor outsized personalities and troubled temperaments.
By MARIO NAVES
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A Charming Road Movie — With Plenty More Than One for the Road
Alcohol-themed Italian comedy ‘The Last One for the Road’ features comic digressions and philosophical tangents, much like being on a bender.
By CARLOS SOUSA
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Readers of Brian Cullman’s Memoir Should ‘Prepare’ To Pick Up All the Names That Get Dropped
A music writer tells stories about Ed Sullivan, Edie Sedgwick, Quentin Crisp, and Miles Davis, among others, to moderately entertaining effect.
By MARIO NAVES
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Economy
Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Expanding Access to Retirement Accounts
The president says the plan will be ‘revolutionary’ for millions of Americans.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Powell Refuses To Leave Fed Over ‘Ongoing Threats’
The outgoing Federal Reserve chairman says, ‘I will leave when I think it is appropriate to do so.’
By LUKE FUNK
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Newly Elected Progressive Congresswoman Seeks To Boost Federal Minimum Wage to $25 an Hour
The proposal has support from the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a coalition of left-leaning labor, civil rights, and economic justice organizations.
By LUKE FUNK
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Record High Number of Americans Say Their Financial Situation Is Getting Worse
The Gallup survey is a warning sign for Republicans ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
By LUKE FUNK
|Education
Who’s Too Dumb To Teach? Homeschooling Parents Clap Back, Citing Lower Test Scores Among Public School Students
A teacher’s disrespect toward parents triggers a fierce social media debate over parental intelligence and the quality of the public education system.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Stanford Calls Bluff on Students Using Jain Faith To Dodge Meal Plan
After viral claims that students were faking the faith to skip campus dining, the university rolled out a Jain-friendly menu.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Federal Appeals Court Allows Iowa To Enforce a Law Banning ‘Sexual Materials’ From School Libraries
The judges say the First Amendment ‘does not guarantee students the right to access books of their choosing at taxpayer expense.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Weinstein’s Star Accuser Leaves His Rape Trial in Tears After Defense Hammers Her With Evidence of Their Years-Long, On and Off Romance
Jessica Mann endures a rocky five days on the witness stand.
By MARIE POHL
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Florida and the Fight Against First-Cousin Marriages
Florida is one of roughly 16 states — alongside California, New York, New Jersey, and Georgia among others — where first cousin marriage is fully legal.
By HOLLIE McKAY
|Presence of All Six Conservative Justices at State Dinner for King Charles Raises Eyebrows
Some 10 percent of all those at the feast for the British monarch were members of the high court.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Actress Takes a Beating From Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyers Over Secret ‘Love Note’: It’s Latest Example of Why This Rape Case Is So Hard To Prove
Jessica Mann says she’s determined Weinstein must face justice.
By MARIE POHL
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