24.12.2024 — The Day Flights Froze While Death Row Echoed

He campaigned on reducing US foreign involvement, but his ideas echo the doctrine of Manifest Destiny

One of the most active volcanoes in the world is currently erupting, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Whether you were naughty or nice, if you never received your stimulus check in 2021, you are eligible for the Christmas cash infusion.

The committee rarely releases reports on members once they've resigned, but it has happened before.

Sunday’s gruesome burning death of a sleeping Brooklyn straphanger is raising questions over why bystanders did nothing — with some citing the ordeal of acquitted subway vigilant Daniel Penny.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the high profile murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, shockingly pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a New York state court on Monday.

The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free elections.

According to a corporate representative on Monday, Ford Motor Company is contributing $1 million and a fleet of cars to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in January.

Dahlia Lithwick

President Biden spared the lives of 37 people on federal death row, but did not change the death sentences for Dylann Roof, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Robert Bowers.

Dahlia Lithwick

The House committee's 37-page report alleges several instances of illegal conduct by the former Florida Republican lawmaker.

President Biden spared the lives of 37 people on federal death row, but did not change the death sentences for Dylann Roof, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Robert Bowers.

Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick

The House committee's 37-page report alleges several instances of illegal conduct by the former Florida Republican lawmaker.

The House committee's 37-page report alleges several instances of illegal conduct by the former Florida Republican lawmaker.

The House Ethics Committee rarely releases reports on members once they've resigned, but it has happened before.

Dahlia Lithwick

The November election of Donald Trump has given hope to a large number of native residents of a small Indiana town that has been swamped by migrants.

President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal.

Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick

There’s a chilling apathy toward our fellow citizens — and a gross fascination with filming on our phones, not intervening.

Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick

The House Ethics Committee rarely releases reports on members once they've resigned, but it has happened before.

The House Ethics Committee rarely releases reports on members once they've resigned, but it has happened before.

The president-elect appears to be entertaining an American territorial expansion that, if he's serious, would rival the Louisiana Purchase.

President Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 death row inmates ignited a fierce debate about the morality of executions.

The House Ethics Committee rarely releases reports on members once they've resigned, but it has happened before.

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

Chinese artificial-intelligence startups are using workarounds to challenge OpenAI despite a lack of access to advanced chips.

President Biden spared the lives of 37 people on federal death row, but did not change the death sentences for Dylann Roof, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Robert Bowers.

Evan Chung

The president-elect appears to be entertaining an American territorial expansion that, if he's serious, would rival the Louisiana Purchase.

The House Ethics Committee rarely releases reports on members once they've resigned, but it has happened before.

A man died on a Santa Cruz beach Monday after being pinned under debris washed up by a large wave, authorities said. Another man has been reported missing.

Evan Chung

Evan Chung

Mark Calabria on Mortgages, Interest Rates, and Debt

“Our teams are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” American said in a statement.

We Need More Three Mile Islands

He campaigned on reducing US foreign involvement, but his ideas echo the doctrine of Manifest Destiny

He campaigned on reducing US foreign involvement, but his ideas echo the doctrine of Manifest Destiny

Evan Chung

A technical issue created chaos at the height of the hectic holiday travel season.

Neither the FAA nor American have immediately detailed what forced the unexpected stop.

The president-elect has threatened to seize the Panama Canal, revived calls to buy Greenland and joked about annexing Canada.

A man died on a Santa Cruz beach Monday after being pinned under debris washed up by a large wave, authorities said. Another man has been reported missing.

Evan Chung

The much-anticipated House Ethics probe is finally public—along with a slew of cringey texts involving the former lawmaker’s allegedly sordid sex life.

A man died on a Santa Cruz beach Monday after being pinned under debris washed up by a large wave, authorities said. Another man has been reported missing.

Evan Chung

In his maiden speech as NATO secretary-general, Mark Rutte ominously warned that peacetime is over as he delivered a cocktail of half-truths to demand ever-increased military spending.

Part of the wharf in Santa Cruz, California, broke off and floated into the Pacific as a string of storms pounded the West Coast with large waves.

In a new memoir, Tariq Ali recounts his work and activism across the end of the Cold War era and the era of neoliberal globalization. He spoke to Jacobin about what it means to be an anti-imperialist in a changed world.

The House Ethics Committee rarely releases reports on members once they've resigned, but it has happened before.

Not a winning attitude.

President Biden has signed the annual defense authorization bill into law.

The first sighting was in New Jersey, then the phenomenon spread. Assurances that most “drones” were not drones at all has not tamped down curiosity.

Alison Willmore

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

Trump’s tacky fixation with land grabs leaves the U.S. in murky territory with our world allies.

Robinson said his migrant pal smoked about $30 worth of the synthetic drug every day and lost it when he drank.

Former Democrat President Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after a day stay, just in time to go home for Christmas.

Steph Jones accuses actor-director Justin Baldoni of breaching their contract as his conflict with "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively unfolded.

“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump wrote over the weekend.

Steph Jones accuses actor-director Justin Baldoni of breaching their contract as his conflict with "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively unfolded.

Accused shoplifters were startled to learn that they might be slapped with a felony charge after “new laws” went into affect that crack down on low-level theft, according to police footage in California.

Blake Lively is not a perfect person—no one is. She surely has her moments: Of being difficult, vain, short-tempered. But while male actors get to be complex, for female actors, it’s not nearly as straightforward.

The sentences ranged from community service to six months in prison in connection with a spasm of violence in Amsterdam last month.

Human rights experts praised Biden’s decision to commute death row sentences—which baffled death-penalty hawk Trump.

Take a peek at videos on TikTok and you'll see British folks sharing their scenic countryside jaunts or braving the elements in "wellies."

Despite Democrat objections to a provision that excludes coverage of “transgender medical treatments” for children in military families, President Biden signed a bill into law on Monday that authorizes pay increases for junior enlisted service members, “aims” to counter China's growing power, and it increases overall military spending to $895 billion.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal issues are mounting as another civil lawsuit looms ahead of his May 2025 trial on federal charges for alleged sex crimes.

The Amazon workers who walked off the job at warehouses across the country at peak season are trying to establish a union beachhead against one of the most important — and most anti-union — employers in the world.

This Christmas Eve, someone could "unwrap" the ultimate holiday surprise—a staggering $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

Despite the location being profitable, In-N-Out made the decision to pull stakes from Oakland after an 18-year presence in the city.

Freshly baked pretzels, shining tree lights and sleds in the snow lend a ruddy warmth to the mountains of Washington state.