Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Americas|Arts|Food|Lifestyle|Opinion

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

It’s a practice that’s about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what and how they eat and drink

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit
News|Political

Trump's escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact

Former President Donald Trump had a narrow escape in Saturday’s assassination attempt - the projectile that whizzed toward him in an assassination attempt left the Republican presidential candidate with a bloodied right ear, initially shaken but otherwise unharmed and ready to continue his campaign

Trump's escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact
Opinion|Political

Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows

The framers creating the U.S. Constitution knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government, a president

Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows
Opinion|Political|Sports

Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It's about far more than basketball

Not even a WNBA basketball game is an escape from the arguments and polarization that are so common in American life these days

Caitlin Clark and the WNBA are getting a lot of attention. It's about far more than basketball
News|Political

Running for US president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago

Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and current presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has to wait to find out what his sentence will be

Running for US president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago
Education|News|World

How Columbia University's complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today

Students protested what they saw as injustice and demanded change

How Columbia University's complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today
News

Who was Francis Scott Key, whose namesake bridge fell? His poem became 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

A major bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after getting hit by a ship is named for Francis Scott Key, who turned a wartime experience into the poem that became the national anthem of the United States

Who was Francis Scott Key, whose namesake bridge fell? His poem became 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
News|World

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day

If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day
Entertainment|News|Technology|World

Delete a background? Easy. Smooth out a face? Seamless. Digital photo manipulation is now mainstream

“Pics, or it didn't happen” has been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone’s story or some event actually took place

Delete a background? Easy. Smooth out a face? Seamless. Digital photo manipulation is now mainstream
Business|News|Technology

This week's cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing

When some people's cellphone service went down for a while because of an AT&T network outage, among the alternatives suggested were using landlines

This week's cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing
News|Political|World

Americans left the British crown behind centuries ago. Why are they still so fascinated by royalty?

The pomp, the glamour, the conflicts, the characters - when it comes to the United Kingdom’s royal family, the Americans can’t seem to get enough

Americans left the British crown behind centuries ago. Why are they still so fascinated by royalty?
Entertainment|News

New list scores TV, streaming series for on-screen and behind-the-scenes diversity and inclusion

The hundreds of television series on U.S. broadcast, cable and streaming platforms are the subject of a new list — one that scores them for their diversity and inclusion

New list scores TV, streaming series for on-screen and behind-the-scenes diversity and inclusion
Health|News

Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama

The holidays, a time where families and friends can get together to talk, to laugh — or get into screaming arguments

Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama
Environment|News

AP PHOTOS: In North America, 2023 was a year for all the emotions

To look is to be charmed

AP PHOTOS: In North America, 2023 was a year for all the emotions
Business|Health|News

As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape

As the year comes to an end with holiday parties and crowds, mask-wearing is much more off than on around the country even as COVID’s long tail lingers

As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape
News|World

Artists' posters of hostages held by Hamas, started as public reminder, become flashpoint themselves

Posters of the people being held hostage by Hamas after its attack on Israel last month have become visible all over the world

Artists' posters of hostages held by Hamas, started as public reminder, become flashpoint themselves
Business|News|Political

George Santos pleads not guilty to new fraud charges in New York

U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded not guilty to a revised indictment accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to his campaign donors

George Santos pleads not guilty to new fraud charges in New York
Business|News

Memorial honors 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire deaths that galvanized US labor movement

The victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire are being remembered with a new memorial

Memorial honors 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire deaths that galvanized US labor movement
News|Political

NJ attorney general looking into 2018 investigation of crash involving Nadine Menendez

The New Jersey attorney general’s office has opened an inquiry into how local law enforcement handled an investigation into a December 2018 car crash that involved Sen. Robert Menendez’s wife Nadine, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the situation

NJ attorney general looking into 2018 investigation of crash involving Nadine Menendez
News|Political

Judge plans May trial for US Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case

A judge is planning a spring trial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife

Judge plans May trial for US Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case
Arts|News|Opinion|Travel

The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled

They’re hallmarks of American history: protests, rallies, sit-ins, marches, disruptions

The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled

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