In dealing with drug laws and lobbyists, Congress is way out of its league, and the result is legislation that's stripping law enforcement of its power to protect Americans from prescription drug abuse. Puerto Rico faced a pollution crisis even before Maria struck. Now with an urgent need
Senate passes a budget resolution protecting a planned $1.5 trillion tax cut—that's been crafted behind closed doors—from Democratic filibuster. In addition, the budget resolution passage leaves Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge open to oil exploration. New research finds that diseases caused by pollution—
ISIS may be losing physical ground, but its roots in recruiting jihadists from afar are still intact, as shown by the months-long standoff, now quelled, in the Philippines. Spain says it will rule Catalonia directly from Madrid, further blocking the region's independence. The stock boom that Trump
If passed, the bipartisan Senate deal would continue funding the ACA insurer subsidies and advertising outreach Trump wants to kill. US-backed forces have captured Raqqa, the "capital" of ISIS, which in the past three months has lost two of its three most important strongholds. The bombing in
In Iraq, the government seized Kirkuk's resources to help starve moves for a separate Kurdish state. Part of the power of "me too" is it confirms ordinary people harass other ordinary people every single day. With the discovery of a wi-fi security flaw, most connections
Crowdsourced maps are proving vital to aiding recovery teams in natural disasters, as conditions are ever-changing. Scientists develop a method to trap carbon dioxide emissions in basalt rock—before they can escape into the atmosphere. As participation in high school football continues to decline, many schools are closing their
The outcomes of Trump's executive order opening the door to healthcare deregulation aren't clear yet, since it all depends on how the new rules are formed. For a glimpse at what might happen, the "skimpy" plans Trump will approve are allowed in Tennessee and
NBC says Trump wanted America's nukes to be increased tenfold, prompting Tillerson to call him “a moron.” Military advisors thankfully convinced Mr. Trump otherwise. The White House responds to NBC’s scoop by threatening to yank NBC’s license. Fortunately, NBC doesn’t have a license that Trump
New allegations against Harvey Weinstein are coming fast and furious. Many of Weinstein’s male allies remain silent, thought it doesn’t look like Ben Affleck’s going to escape unscathed. Unrelated: Travel around the world in paper cutouts. (Because not everything can be about Weinstein.) Tokyo has spent billions
Fires in Northern California’s wine country kill at least 10, destroy at least 1,500 buildings. A family films their way out while evacuating a wildfire in Sonoma County. The Las Vegas massacre marked the 273rd mass shooting in the United States in 2017. “When I found out that
