| A Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it’s taking on new, and surprising, targets.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:54:45 +0000
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| Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts
- Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:46:53 +0000
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| Hegseth Authorizes Troops in D.C. to Carry Weapons
- It remains unclear whether the National Guard soldiers will be armed as they walk through the city.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:36:16 +0000
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| ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Has Everyone Bobbing Their Heads. Especially Parents.
- Some parents are reliving a golden era of boy bands and girl groups — “but now I’m handing out juice boxes instead of dancing like a rave with a glow stick,” one said.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:33:33 +0000
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| North Korea Honors Its Soldiers Who Fought in Ukraine
- The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, publicly consoled bereaved families, as well as awarding medals to soldiers returning from the force he has sent to aid Russia.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:28:19 +0000
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| Why Epstein’s Furious Grip on Washington Holds
- It isn’t just members of the MAGA faithful who are feeling let down.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:25:05 +0000
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| Search of Bolton’s Home Shows Uneasy Mix of Retribution and Law Enforcement
- It is not clear what evidence the authorities have that John Bolton mishandled classified information, but President Trump’s efforts to punish rivals immediately stoked questions about the investigation.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:13:43 +0000
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| Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says
- At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:47:49 +0000
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| Howard University President to Step Down This Month
- The historically Black university has faced the possibility of a Trump administration budget cut, and students were outraged over billing troubles.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:42:16 +0000
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| Trump Threatens to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook If She Does Not Resign
- President Trump said he would fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, if she did not resign. But his ability to fire a Fed governor is limited.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:30:21 +0000
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| Global Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean?
- A panel of food security experts said the famine could spread to more of the enclave within weeks.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:15:04 +0000
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| Howard Stern Helped Make SiriusXM Billions. Can Podcasts Do the Same?
- SiriusXM, the company famous for car radio, has recently climbed the podcast charts by betting hundreds of millions of dollars on shows like “Call Her Daddy” and “SmartLess.”
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:02:48 +0000
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| Stocks and Bonds Rise After Powell Suggests Interest Rate Cuts Could Be Imminent
- Investors’ expectations of lower interest rates were reflected in the major stock indexes and lower government bond yields.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:40:48 +0000
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| What to Know About Plague After a New Case in California
- It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to protect yourself.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:25:41 +0000
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| Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech
- Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:10:43 +0000
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| ‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky, Top Russian Diplomat Says
- It was the clearest sign yet that President Trump’s push for an imminent summit was faltering.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:00:27 +0000
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| Chris Wallace, a CBS News Scion, Is Advising Its New Owner
- The longtime news anchor recently began working for a financial firm connected to CBS’s new parent company and has spoken with the network’s owner, David Ellison, several times.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:54:18 +0000
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| Has Russia Advanced? Ukrainians Use This Online Map to Check Every Morning.
- The online DeepState map, based on geolocated combat footage and tips from Ukrainian Army sources, draws 900,000 views each day and acts as a counterbalance to the military’s omissions.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:49:42 +0000
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| Collapsing Boundaries
- We look at the relationship between digital stars and their followers.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:56:24 +0000
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| Trump’s Gerrymandering Push Is a Form of Cheating
- Gerrymandering is a form of cheating. And it is preventable.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:34:08 +0000
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