1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (441+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a rally on September 5 in Monroe, North Carolina, in support of US Senate candidate Roy Cooper. Nell Redmond/AP The Justice Department’s probe into Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (338+ words) In 2023, Marlena Arjo adopted a one-eyed kitten with a penchant for destruction. She named him Otto, and over the next eight months, Otto grew into his own little chaotic personality. “ He’s laying on houseplants, he’s tearing books out of the…...

5+ day ago   (409+ words) The national gossip over Natalie Harp, President Donald Trump’s most devoted aide and “human printer,” has now reached the natural stage to which most stories closely associated with the president land: a glaring, potentially illegal ethics violation. According to financial…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (315+ words) Donald Trump at a November 2024 campaign rallyMatt Rourke/AP In other words, despite his record-low approval ratings, Trump has determined that the midterms must be about him and a referendum on his second presidency—even as GOP lawmakers have made…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (485+ words) Pushback against mass surveillance is growing—and it's going beyond Flock. Barry Chin/Boston Globe/Getty Police officers nationwide are taking advantage of that surveillance ability. In dozens of cases, officers have lost their jobs or faced criminal charges for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (456+ words) Donald Trump holds a signed executive order in March, purporting to restrict mail-in voting. Alex Brandon/AP In his crusade to undermine American democracy, Donald Trump doesn’t have to win to win. He only needs to create a mess. So…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (404+ words) A coalition of climate organizations held a rally to deliver more than 125,000 petitions calling for Governor Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act into lawGina Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire On Monday, an Obama-appointed federal judge ruled that New York…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Supreme Court police officers stand guard outside the court building in Washington, DC, June 2024.Mark Schiefelbein/AP One judge had to build a safe room at home. Others were so scared they wouldn’t let their children play outside; another stopped…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (146+ words) Our news will always be free to read, watch, and listen to online. But what is its value? Unbiased reporting on the issues that billionaire-owned newsrooms won’t touch. Fearless research into the dark corners of government and corporations. Ferociously fact-checked…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (878+ words) Chetro Ketl, an ancient ancestral Puebloan Native American ruin in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a UNESCO world heritage site.Jon G. Fuller/AP The Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas extraction across the US is set to bring…...