“When that lady sits down at the piano and gets her body and soul all over some righteous song, she’ll scare the shit out of you. And you’ll know—you’ll swear—that she’s still the best fuckin’ singer this fucked-up country has ever produced.” Much
More than 70 people overdosed in New Haven, CT, on K2, a synthetic cannabinoid that may have been laced with fentanyl. More than 72,000 Americans died last year from drug overdoses, a 10% increase over 2016. America has a physician shortage. One solution: let students complete school and see
“For many of us, those earlier stories happened someplace else, someplace away. Now we know the truth: It happened everywhere.” The grand jury on the sexual abuse investigation of six Pennsylvania dioceses delivers a horrifying report. Thirty-nine people died yesterday when a highway bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed, sending
Vanguard says the chances of a recession by late 2020 have risen to between 30 and 40 percent. A path forward for the GOP: Running candidates in cities like San Diego who are focused on what locals really care about. White House aides often tell President Trump not to call
Horror at Charlottesville did not temper the president’s enthusiasm for demonizing religious and ethnic minorities that characterized his 2016 campaign, and has not dampened his administration’s efforts to turn those convictions into policy. Charlottesville proved that white nationalists are winning within the Republican Party. Twitter suspends various accounts
Washington prepares for a rally tomorrow of Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other alt-right-ers. American flags and Confederate flags are permitted at the rally. Nazi flags, unlike last year, are not. John Bolton and other senior US national-security officials worked behind Trump’s back to shield a
In a 38-31 vote, Argentina's senate rejects a bill to legalize abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Behind the scenes on Rep. Chris Collins and Innate Immunotherapeutics, and how he roped in his family and colleagues to invest and, according to prosecutors, engage in insider
Tuesday night ended with Republican Troy Balderson narrowly ahead in an Ohio district that Trump previously won by 11 points. CNN says it’s time for Republicans to panic about the House. The Democrats’ most liberal candidates fared poorly in almost every closely watched race across several states. At least
Today's special election in Ohio's 12th District is the final Democrat challenge to a Republican stronghold ahead of the midterms. And in today's Democratic primaries across four states, progressive candidates will test how far left some Democrats are ready to go. "The rate
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may have lost his job because he fought too hard to prevent Saudi Arabia from invading Qatar. Looking at Zimbabwe's election, Mnangagwa has one clear backer: China. He likely admires Xi Jinping's grip on power. Hong Kong has less than 30
