Today: October 18, 2024
Today: October 18, 2024

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Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

Godzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent

Like the Japanese atomic survivors who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Godzilla has a message to share.

Godzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent
Business|Crime|Lifestyle|Opinion|US

Bath and Body Works apologizes for selling candles that looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods

Bath and Body Works apologizes for selling candles that looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods

Bath and Body Works apologizes for selling candles that looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods
Election|Opinion|Political|US

Harris unveils new proposals targeting Black men as she looks to shore up Democratic coalition

Harris unveils new proposals targeting Black men as she looks to shore up Democratic coalition

Harris unveils new proposals targeting Black men as she looks to shore up Democratic coalition
Opinion|Political|US

Trump's protests aside, his agenda has plenty of overlap with Project 2025

Donald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities for a White House encore

Trump's protests aside, his agenda has plenty of overlap with Project 2025
Election|Opinion|US|World

How hurricane season is affecting the way Americans follow the Trump-Harris race

How hurricane season is affecting the way Americans follow the Trump-Harris race

How hurricane season is affecting the way Americans follow the Trump-Harris race
Election|Opinion|Political|US

As Harris makes case for presidency, her record as prosecutor draws fresh scrutiny

As Harris makes case for presidency, her record as prosecutor draws fresh scrutiny

As Harris makes case for presidency, her record as prosecutor draws fresh scrutiny
Opinion|US|World

Springfield Haitians weigh their future as Trump threatens deportations

Springfield Haitians weigh their future as Trump threatens deportations

Springfield Haitians weigh their future as Trump threatens deportations
Election|Opinion|US

Obama’s reemergence on the campaign trail for Harris comes as he recognizes his own legacy is at stake

Obama’s reemergence on the campaign trail for Harris comes as he recognizes his own legacy is at stake

Obama’s reemergence on the campaign trail for Harris comes as he recognizes his own legacy is at stake
Americas|Opinion|World

Columbus holiday in Latin America revives centuries-old historical debate

An Argentine claim that European contact brought civilization to the Americas has provoked rebukes from across Latin America, where heated debates often

Columbus holiday in Latin America revives centuries-old historical debate
Election|Opinion|Videos

Moreno's abortion comment rattles debate in expensive Senate race in Republican-leaning Ohio

Ohio's close Senate race took a twist recently when cellphone video surfaced of Republican Bernie Moreno criticizing women whose votes are driven by the abortion issue

Moreno's abortion comment rattles debate in expensive Senate race in Republican-leaning Ohio
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Opinion|US

How Hurricane Katrina and an off-script remark by Kanye West shifted culture

How Hurricane Katrina and an off-script remark by Kanye West shifted culture

How Hurricane Katrina and an off-script remark by Kanye West shifted culture
Opinion|Sports|US

Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball

Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too
Election|Opinion|Political|US

House Republicans attempt to avoid 2022 letdown with new tactic on abortion: ‘We’re both pro-choice’

House Republicans attempt to avoid 2022 letdown with new tactic on abortion: ‘We’re both pro-choice’

House Republicans attempt to avoid 2022 letdown with new tactic on abortion: ‘We’re both pro-choice’
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Opinion

China’s censorship is among the toughest in the world. So why did it let Kanye West play?

China’s censorship is among the toughest in the world. So why did it let Kanye West play?

China’s censorship is among the toughest in the world. So why did it let Kanye West play?
Business|Opinion|US

Walz tries to burnish his everyman image with trip home to Minnesota

Walz tries to burnish his everyman image with trip home to Minnesota

Walz tries to burnish his everyman image with trip home to Minnesota
Election|Opinion|Political|US

How abortion rights and immigration are shaping the race for Arizona’s 11 electoral votes

How abortion rights and immigration are shaping the race for Arizona’s 11 electoral votes

How abortion rights and immigration are shaping the race for Arizona’s 11 electoral votes
Europe|Opinion|World

Pope urged at LGBT meeting to reverse church ban on gender-affirming care

Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people on Saturday when he held talks with LGBTQ

Pope urged at LGBT meeting to reverse church ban on gender-affirming care
Health|Lifestyle|Opinion

5 things not to say to a grieving friend

5 things not to say to a grieving friend

5 things not to say to a grieving friend
Opinion|Political|US

Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?

Barack Obama recently had some frank words for Black men who may consider sitting out the election

Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?
Africa|Environment|Food|Opinion

Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work

Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work

Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work
Opinion|Technology

TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges

TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective

TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges
Americas|Opinion|Political

Lula's approval rating in Brazil rises to 36% in Datafolha poll

Approval of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government slightly rose to 36% in October from 35% in July, pollster Datafolha said on Friday.

Lula's approval rating in Brazil rises to 36% in Datafolha poll
Celebrity|Entertainment|Health|Opinion

'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message

The advertisement on “The View" this week, preceded by a warning from ABC, was shocking: condemning celebrities for supposedly promoting abortion rights and showing images of dead fetuses

'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message
Crime|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|Political|US

Texas man drops lawsuit against women he accused of helping his wife get abortion pills

A Texas man who sued his ex-wife’s friends for helping her obtain an abortion informed the court that the two sides reached a settlement, forgoing the need for a trial that would have tested his argument that their actions amounted to assisting in a wrongful death

Texas man drops lawsuit against women he accused of helping his wife get abortion pills
Opinion|Sports

WNBA has just 1 Black head coach but more could come from a pool of strong assistants in the league

The WNBA has been praised in the past as a leader for its diversity hiring practices

WNBA has just 1 Black head coach but more could come from a pool of strong assistants in the league
Election|Opinion|Political|US

Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris' backers are confronting the question head on

The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Kamala Harris because she’s a woman

Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris' backers are confronting the question head on
Opinion|Sports

Todd Downing tasked with helping Aaron Rodgers and Jets' struggling offense after 'unique week'

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets’ offense appeared on their way toward the efficient, high-scoring and productive force they fully expected they’d be this season

Todd Downing tasked with helping Aaron Rodgers and Jets' struggling offense after 'unique week'
Opinion|Political|US

Fact check: During speech in which he used teleprompters, Trump falsely claims he doesn’t use teleprompters

Fact check: During speech in which he used teleprompters, Trump falsely claims he doesn’t use teleprompters

Fact check: During speech in which he used teleprompters, Trump falsely claims he doesn’t use teleprompters
Crime|Opinion|US

The seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice

The Marshall Project covers Ohio's plan to close youth detention facilities in an effort to combat adult-style incarceration, an issue other states are facing as well.

The seemingly endless cycle of reforms in juvenile justice
Opinion|Political|US

San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be

One of the most liberal US cities is offering the Supreme Court a chance to further restrict federal regulatory power.

San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be
Asia|Europe|Opinion|Science|World

Who are Japan's Nobel Peace Prize winners Nihon Hidankyo?

Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on

Who are Japan's Nobel Peace Prize winners Nihon Hidankyo?
MidEast|Opinion|Political|World

Putin hails ‘very close’ links with Iran at landmark first meeting with president, as Middle East tensions soar

Putin hails ‘very close’ links with Iran at landmark first meeting with president, as Middle East tensions soar

Putin hails ‘very close’ links with Iran at landmark first meeting with president, as Middle East tensions soar
Opinion|US

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll

A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view of former President Donald Trump, but Hispanic men are divided on both candidates, according to a recent AP-NORC poll

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll
Election|Opinion|Political|US

Obama tells Black men it’s ‘not acceptable’ to sit out election

Obama tells Black men it’s ‘not acceptable’ to sit out election

Obama tells Black men it’s ‘not acceptable’ to sit out election
Opinion|Political|US

Haberman reacts to Trump criticizing Detroit at a rally in Detroit

 CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman discusses why Former President Donald Trump may have criticized Detroit while he was giving remarks in Detroit.

Haberman reacts to Trump criticizing Detroit at a rally in Detroit
Opinion|US

Fact check: Trump, on a lying spree, made at least 40 separate false claims in two Pennsylvania speeches

Fact check: Trump, on a lying spree, made at least 40 separate false claims in two Pennsylvania speeches

Fact check: Trump, on a lying spree, made at least 40 separate false claims in two Pennsylvania speeches
Environment|Opinion|Science

Amid hurricanes, the chemtrail conspiracy theory has its moment in the sun

Amid hurricanes, the chemtrail conspiracy theory has its moment in the sun

Amid hurricanes, the chemtrail conspiracy theory has its moment in the sun
Opinion|Political|World

Biden tells Trump to ‘get a life’ over storm misinformation, promises Milton survivors they’ll get the help they need

Biden tells Trump to ‘get a life’ over storm misinformation, promises Milton survivors they’ll get the help they need

Biden tells Trump to ‘get a life’ over storm misinformation, promises Milton survivors they’ll get the help they need
Opinion|Political|US

Federal appeals court is skeptical of DACA but could narrow the ruling striking it down

Federal appeals court is skeptical of DACA but could narrow the ruling striking it down

Federal appeals court is skeptical of DACA but could narrow the ruling striking it down
Opinion|Political|US

Biden tells Trump to 'get a life, man' and stop storm misinformation

President Joe Biden says his predecessor Donald Trump should “get a life” and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes, rather than spread misinformation about the federal response

Biden tells Trump to 'get a life, man' and stop storm misinformation
Opinion|Political|US

Maryland candidates debate abortion rights in widely watched US Senate race

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is highlighting former Gov. Larry Hogan’s actions in office as evidence he isn’t as supportive of abortion rights as he now claims to be

Maryland candidates debate abortion rights in widely watched US Senate race
Celebrity|Crime|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion|US|World

Ethel Kennedy, human rights activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 96

Ethel Kennedy, human rights activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 96

Ethel Kennedy, human rights activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at 96
Opinion|Sports

Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage

When USA Today columnist Christine Brennan questioned a Black player over her striking Caitlin Clark during a game, it was anything but benign.

Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage
Election|Opinion

Why Trump accuses people of wrongdoing he himself committed − an explanation of projection

Candidates use psychological strategies to win support and to cast their rivals in a negative light. In projection, people seek to lessen their own faults by calling out these faults in others.

Why Trump accuses people of wrongdoing he himself committed − an explanation of projection
Arts|Opinion

Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature for ‘intense poetic prose’ confronting human fragility

Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature for ‘intense poetic prose’ confronting human fragility

Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in literature for ‘intense poetic prose’ confronting human fragility
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author

Jason Mott’s first novel since “Hell of a Book” is a kind of meta-sequel to his award-winning meta-narrative about a Black author’s haunting promotional tour

Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author
Arts|Opinion|World

South Korea's experimental novelist Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel literature

South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes

South Korea's experimental novelist Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel literature
Crime|Health|Opinion|World

One in eight girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says

More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children's

One in eight girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says
Crime|Education|Opinion|US

‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ suspended Columbia activist said. Now his group rescinds its apology and calls for violence

‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ suspended Columbia activist said. Now his group rescinds its apology and calls for violence

‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ suspended Columbia activist said. Now his group rescinds its apology and calls for violence
Election|Opinion|Political|US

Harris faces new urgency to explain how her potential presidency would be different from Biden's

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing new urgency to define how her potential presidency would be different from President Joe Biden's

Harris faces new urgency to explain how her potential presidency would be different from Biden's
Crime|Opinion|US

Online hate against South Asian Americans rises steadily, report says

Online hate against Americans of South Asian ancestry has risen steadily in 2023 and 2024 with the rise of politicians from that community to prominence,

Online hate against South Asian Americans rises steadily, report says
Opinion|Sports

Yankees' Juan Soto focused solely on the playoffs, even though a lucrative offseason looms

Yankees slugger Juan Soto says he is focused solely on helping New York win the World Series, and not thinking at all about a potentially lucrative offseason

Yankees' Juan Soto focused solely on the playoffs, even though a lucrative offseason looms
Arts|Opinion

Flour Bluff's accidental time capsule includes photos, old notes and more between late 70s to early 2000s

Flour Bluff's accidental time capsule includes photos, old notes and more between late 70s to early 2000s

Flour Bluff's accidental time capsule includes photos, old notes and more between late 70s to early 2000s
Opinion|Political|US

Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out

Is the media “sanewashing” Donald Trump

Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out
Election|Opinion|US

Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good

Americans are being targeted with an unprecedented number of political attack ads this election season, and research shows that these ads can leave voters feeling exhausted, angry and stressed.

Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good
Opinion|Political

Misspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word

Politicians have long used the phrase ‘I misspoke’ when backpedaling for verbal inaccuracies or blunders. Now it’s used as a euphemistic recasting of lying as an inadvertent mistake.

Misspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word
Election|Opinion|Political

So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them

If you’re an unhappy voter and want other unhappy voters to hold their noses and vote for the major candidate they least dislike, think about the Golden Rule.

So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them
Opinion|World

Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable

Elections are a foundation of democracy, but they're also human exercises

Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable
Election|Opinion|US

The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here's how it's done

One question that will be asked over and over again on election night is “Who won?”

The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here's how it's done
Crime|Opinion|US

Internal emails dispute Trump’s claims that FBI had ‘free rein’ to probe Kavanaugh allegations, new report says

Internal emails dispute Trump’s claims that FBI had ‘free rein’ to probe Kavanaugh allegations, new report says

Internal emails dispute Trump’s claims that FBI had ‘free rein’ to probe Kavanaugh allegations, new report says
News|Opinion|Political|US

Harris says there’s not much she’d have done differently than Biden over the last 4 years

Harris says there’s not much she’d have done differently than Biden over the last 4 years

Harris says there’s not much she’d have done differently than Biden over the last 4 years
Election|News|Opinion|US

Harris says Trump’s putting politics over people with his hurricane response: ‘He really lacks empathy on a very basic level’

Harris says Trump’s putting politics over people with his hurricane response: ‘He really lacks empathy on a very basic level’

Harris says Trump’s putting politics over people with his hurricane response: ‘He really lacks empathy on a very basic level’
News|Opinion|US

Supreme Court signals it may uphold Biden’s regulations on ‘ghost gun’ kits

Supreme Court signals it may uphold Biden’s regulations on ‘ghost gun’ kits

Supreme Court signals it may uphold Biden’s regulations on ‘ghost gun’ kits
Crime|Entertainment|News|Opinion

The Menendez brothers get their say in a new Netflix documentary.

The Menendez brothers get their say in a new Netflix documentary.

The Menendez brothers get their say in a new Netflix documentary.
Election|Health|News|Opinion|US

Courts keep weighing in on abortion. Next month's elections could mean even bigger changes

Two courts this week have allowed U.S. state abortion restrictions, and bigger changes could result from next month's elections

Courts keep weighing in on abortion. Next month's elections could mean even bigger changes
News|Opinion|Political

Fact check: Trump makes at least 11 false claims in foreign policy interview

Fact check: Trump makes at least 11 false claims in foreign policy interview

Fact check: Trump makes at least 11 false claims in foreign policy interview
News|Opinion|Political|US

‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin

‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin

‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin
News|Opinion|Political|Technology

How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views

Social media platforms, the modern public squares, are being manipulated by foreign influence campaigns. AI makes those campaigns more effective.

How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views
Election|News|Opinion|US

‘No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting

The New York Times, dismayed by wayward polls in the 1952 presidential race, sent teams of reporters across the country to assess public opinion in the 1956 campaign. Its effort was no rousing success.

‘No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting
Election|Opinion|Political|US

Kamala Harris has spoken of her racial backgrounds − but a shared identity isn’t enough to attract supporters

In order to effectively appeal to voters with a shared identity, Kamala Harris and other politicians would need to show that they care about the particular issues they are concerned about.

Kamala Harris has spoken of her racial backgrounds − but a shared identity isn’t enough to attract supporters
Education|Opinion

What this high school senior wants adults to know about classroom phone bans

What this high school senior wants adults to know about classroom phone bans

What this high school senior wants adults to know about classroom phone bans
News|Opinion|US

Trump vows to ‘remove the Jew haters’ if reelected during event commemorating October 7 attacks

Trump vows to ‘remove the Jew haters’ if reelected during event commemorating October 7 attacks

Trump vows to ‘remove the Jew haters’ if reelected during event commemorating October 7 attacks
News|Opinion|US

Trump suggests undocumented immigrants who commit murder have ‘bad genes’

Former President Donald Trump on Monday suggested undocumented immigrants who commit murder have “bad genes,” in the latest example of the former president using dehumanizing rhetoric as he tries to stoke fears about those in the country illegally. Republican strategist and CNN political commentator Ana Navarro joins Anderson Cooper to discuss the impact of Trump's rhetoric.

Trump suggests undocumented immigrants who commit murder have ‘bad genes’
Celebrity|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion

Sally Field shares harrowing story about abortion in Mexico as a teenager: ‘We can’t go back’

Sally Field shares harrowing story about abortion in Mexico as a teenager: ‘We can’t go back’

Sally Field shares harrowing story about abortion in Mexico as a teenager: ‘We can’t go back’

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