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What really happened after Trump slashed HIV funding
When the Trump administration began dismantling US foreign aid in January 2025, many global health experts feared that the consequences would be catastrophic, with models…
Like soap operas, 75 feet up: How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities
Across the country, some 50 bald eagle nests fitted with cameras broadcast up-close views of raptor family life. Every spring, as eggs hatch and eaglets…
Locarno: Artist Cindy Sherman Designs 2026 Festival Poster
Veteran American artist Cindy Sherman has designed the official poster for this year’s Locarno Film Festival, which runs from August 5-15. The poster features a…
‘The Testament’ Star Ann Dowd’s State of Grace
Dowd talks to Vogue about Catholic guilt and returning to “The Handmaid’s Tale”’s Aunt Lydia for the Hulu series “The Testaments.”
How “The Fast and the Furious” Tells the Story of Hollywood
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is often held up as the exemplar of the Hollywood mega-franchise. The “Fast” movies may have been just as influential.
The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times
The culture has transitioned from memeing one man’s death to delighting in the memeing of wars in real time.
Pro-pesticide provisions complicate farm bill’s passage
A contentious pro-pesticide provision in the farm bill could create hurdles to the legislation moving through the House, as lawmakers aligned with the "Make America…
Senate GOP pushes back on Trump ballroom amid affordability worries
Senate Republicans aren’t in the mood to vote on legislation to greenlight President Trump’s controversial plan to build a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, as some…
Republicans’ go-it-alone strategy keeps hitting walls, jeopardizing must-pass bills
The House Republicans’ go-it-alone approach is snarling efforts to move a series of must-pass bills through the lower chamber this week. On three major pieces…
States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls
State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an…
