1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (837+ words) There's a scene in the movie 27 Dresses where Katherine Heigl's character, Jane " a woman who has been a bridesmaid more times than she can count " positions herself near the back at a bouquet toss. When the bride throws her flowers,…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago  (475+ words) For a few days in Los Angeles, Spencer Pratt looked like he might pull off the most 2026 political storyline imaginable: turn a celebrity protest campaign into a spot in the runoff for mayor of America's second-largest city. Yes, that Spencer…...

22+ hour, 36+ min ago  (763+ words) SCOTUS Narrows Gun Ban The Supreme Court unanimously concluded that a federal law that bars illegal drug users from owning firearms does not automatically apply to users of marijuana. In 2022, federal agents searched Ali Hemani's home near Dallas, TX, and…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (247+ words) I hadn't been this nervous for a Zoom meeting in a long time. It was May 11, 2022, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade had just been leaked, and I was about to sit down for a conversation with a…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (717+ words) US Sanctions on Russian Oil President Trump said today the US could reimpose sanctions on Russian oil to pressure Moscow to end its war in Ukraine, more than four years after Russia's 2022 invasion. The US had eased some sanctions on…...

4+ day, 21+ min ago  (824+ words) The US and Iran announced a framework peace deal yesterday to halt their war, extend a ceasefire for 60 days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement, mediated by Pakistan, has been digitally signed by President Trump and an Iranian…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (182+ words) Is American press freedom in a crisis that threatens our democracy itself? A strong case can be made that the answer is yes. The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, has documented how…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (547+ words) By June of a midterm year, the campaigns are already loud enough to feel important yet still early enough to leave voters and parties in that uncomfortable mix of excitement and anxiety. Primaries are happening, candidates are winning (and losing),…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (383+ words) Since the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, the dominant story has been one of slow, grinding inevitability. Russia was bigger, richer in manpower, and willing to absorb casualties at a scale democracies could not sustain politically. Ukraine was brave…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (937+ words) Voters in Maine and South Carolina, among others, delivered primary results yesterday. In California, the second candidate in the governor's race has advanced to the November election after the latest count. California: Republican Steve Hilton, a Trump-endorsed former Fox News…...