Current News
AOC’s first congressional endorsements reflect subtle shift away from outsider status
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appears to be playing more of an insider game in some of her recent endorsements. But she's insisting her insurgency is...
Pro-China groups to tear down pro-democracy graffiti in Hong Kong
A pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker urged supporters to pull down "Lennon Walls" on Saturday across the Chinese-ruled city, where the displays of anti-government graffiti...
Russia’s New PAK-DA 6th Generation Stealth Bomber: A Super Weapon?
Here's what we know.
Gerald Bostock Was Fired. He Wants His Supreme Court Case to Help Change LGBTQ...
Courtesy Gerald BostockGerald Bostock relished doing his job. He was proud of helping young people. Until 2013 he worked for Clayton County, Georgia, managing...
Iran and U.S. Navy SEALs Are Ready to Battle in the Persian Gulf
This happened once before.
Hong Kong diners offered protest-inspired ‘eyeball’ mocktails and ‘tear gas’ eggs
Pro-democracy protests that have roiled Hong Kong for more than three months are providing culinary inspiration for a restaurant that offers a themed menu...
5 Reasons Why the Saudi Oil Attacks Won’t Lead to War with Iran
Miscalculation is unlikely when open conflict would come with high costs for both countries, costs that neither their leaders nor their publics are willing...
I’ve worked for General Motors for 25 years. I’m on strike because we’re done...
In 25 years with GM, I've worked in six plants in three states, disrupted my family and seen wages, benefits frozen. Auto workers have...
Israel’s election highlights secular-religious divide
Yamit Dulberg considers herself a traditional Israeli woman with right-wing views who would usually vote for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party. "Something...
As a foreign reporter visiting the US I was stunned by Trump’s press conference
Despite being subjected to a daily diet of Trump headlines, I was unprepared for the president’s alarming incoherenceNot normal: Donald Trump addresses the press...