Business US economic activity is slowing as virus surges, Fed reports Xeni Jardin

alternative facts Fox host Maria Bartiromo humiliated when GOP Congressman shuts down her lies (video) Carla Sinclair

politics More than 200 women charged with pregnancy crimes since Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade Rob Beschizza

politics Federal judge OK's Biden's student loan forgiveness plan Rob Beschizza

Political Scandals MAGA judge Michele Fiore convicted of stealing $70k from fallen cop's memorial fund for plastic surgery and daughter's wedding Mark Frauenfelder

politics Feds can't get into New York City mayor Eric Adams' phone Rob Beschizza

travel Flight canceled? New law forces airlines to cough up cash immediately Ellsworth Toohey

music Music really does sound better when you're high, scientists report Allan Rose Hill

crime Kentucky Sheriff who killed judge plans to retire; footage of shooting shown in court Rob Beschizza

politics Trump lies, sows division, and wastes recovery resources as Americans suffer Jason Weisberger

Americans use weed more regularly than alcohol: new report on cannabis policy Allan Rose Hill

100 dead and thousands uprooted after Hurricane Helene tears through southeast Rob Beschizza

Gardening while Black Black pastor arrested for watering white neighbor's flowers gets green light to sue police (video) Carla Sinclair

dystopian rallies The Purge or Kristallnacht? Donald Trump has solution for ending crime: allow for "one really violent day" (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Academic fraud endemic in published research, from photoshopped blots to AI slop Rob Beschizza

politics Far-right "accellerationist" jailed for 18 years over Baltimore terror plan Rob Beschizza

michigan Judge demoted to traffic court after handcuffing sleeping teen in court Ellsworth Toohey

awkward NYC Mayor Adams slaps on huge fake grin as protestor brutally heckles him at press conference (video) Carla Sinclair

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politics New York mayor Eric Adams indicted in corruption probe Rob Beschizza