One dead after suspected bomb blast near reproductive health clinic in Palm Springs  —  An explosion that authorities believe was “an intentional act of violence” outside a fertility clinic left one person dead in Palm Springs on Saturday.  —  The blast was reportedly felt more than two miles away …

Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts  —  Of all the disasters I've studied, tornadoes scare me the most.  —  They come with little warning and can erase entire communities in minutes — even seconds.  —  There's no four-day lead-up to prepare like we often have with major hurricanes …

Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions  —  The Justice Department's Public Integrity Section is charged with ensuring cases against elected officials are not politically motivated.  The Trump administration is considering changing that.

Trump Attacks Walmart for Tariff-Related Price Increases  —  Retailer's CEO last month was among a small group of executives who warned the president that tariffs would result in price hikes  —  President Trump attacked Walmart on social media Saturday, after the retail giant became …

F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions  —  The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine …

Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?  —  Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I'd expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.  —  On 8 November 2021, the founders of the University of Austin (UATX) announced the launch of their new project …

US Completely Loses Perfect Credit Rating for First Time in Over a Century  —  Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating on Friday, citing repeated failures by successive administrations to control the country's growing debt.  The agency lowered the rating from its highest grade …

Traveler with measles was at Newark Airport while infectious, health officials say  —  A traveler with measles was at Newark Liberty International Airport for several hours while infectious this week, health officials said.  —  Anyone who was in Newark Airport's Terminal B between 12:30-4 p.m. Monday …

Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump  —  Most of the crypto investors who won a chance to attend the president's dinner party remain publicly unknown.  Others say they are going in hopes of shaping his views.  —  When the creators of President …

Trump's actions are pushing thousands of experts to flee government  —  The U.S. DOGE Service's push for early retirement and deferred resignation is leading to a federal brain drain, longtime staffers fear.  —  At the National Institutes of Health, six directors — from institutes focused …

Walz calls Trump a “tyrant” who abuses power and violates rule of law  —  Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota criticized Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law.

Exclusive: Listen to the full Biden-Hur special counsel interview  —  Axios obtained the recordings of former President Biden's interviews with special counsel Robert Hur — held over two sessions on Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 — that Biden's White House had refused to release last year.

Yes, the media's Biden coverage was flawed.  But its reporting on Trump was far worse  —  A new book has fueled controversy over press handling of the ex-president's decline.  But that distracts from a bigger problem  —  With a new book out about Joe Biden's failed re-election campaign, a media reckoning is in full swing.

'Fight back and don't let them win': actor Pedro Pascal decries Trump's attacks on artists  —  Comments at Cannes come after US president's social media posts against Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift  —  Pedro Pascal has sharply criticised Donald Trump's attacks against artists …

Trump says he will speak with Putin, Zelenskiy on Monday  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss stopping the war in Ukraine, days after the first face-to-face talks in three years between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul.

The Khashoggi Compromise  —  Jeff Bezos once mourned Jamal Khashoggi in public—now the Amazon billionaire is making billion-dollar deals with his executioner, which reveals more about his values than any vigil ever could. … Earlier this week, Amazon announced a $5 billion “strategic partnership” …

Melania Trump statue goes missing in Slovenia  —  “Melania” appeared on the banks of the River Sava in July 2020, four months before her human inspiration left the White House.  —  Now, four months after the erstwhile Melanija Knavs resumed residence at Washington's most famous address …

AOC's district sees 70% crime surge — more than double NYC average: 'She doesn't care'  —  What these neighborhoods really need is a “Squad” car.  —  Major crime rose by an eye-popping 70% in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bronx and Queens district since the ‘defund the police’ socialist …

Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump's USAID Cuts  —  WASTING AWAY  —  Over 60,000 tons of U.S. food is going to waste in warehouses while millions starve and children die.  —  Roughly 60,000 metric tons of food—enough to feed 3.5 million people for a month …