A Brief History of Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel in the United States and the unofficial start of summer; a day for cookouts, beach trips...
Can You Guess These 10 Words From the Scripps Spelling Bee?
In music, this type of “leaning” grace note clashes with the melody just enough to create dissonance, then sweet resolution. It is famous for its...
F.B.I. Documents Detail 1983 Assassination Threat Against Queen Elizabeth II
A trove of documents released this week by the F.B.I. reveal details about an assassination threat against Queen Elizabeth II before a trip that she...
The Common App Will Now Hide a Student’s Race and Ethnicity
Each year, the million or so students applying to college through the Common App are given the option to check a box, disclosing whether they...
How Seditious Conspiracy Is Different From Insurrection and Treason
At the heart of the case against Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers leader who was sentenced on Thursday to the longest prison term yet in...
DeSantis Campaign Says It Raised $8.2 Million in First 24 Hours
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida raised $8.2 million in his first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, his campaign said on Thursday, a huge sum...
Prosecutors Won’t Retry Justin Ross Harris, Whose Son Died in Hot Car
Prosecutors have decided not to retry a Georgia father whose son died after he left him in a hot car, effectively ending the case against...
Navy Report Details Problems With Brutal SEAL Course
The notoriously grueling Navy SEAL selection course grew so tough in recent years that to attempt it became dangerous, even deadly. With little oversight, instructors...
Hurricane Season Could Bring 12 to 17 Named Storms, Forecasters Say
There could be from 12 to 17 named tropical cyclones this hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, similar to the number of named storms last...
L.A.’s Bus Stops Need Shade. Instead, They Got La Sombrita.
The idea seemed simple: Come up with a cheap way to increase shade at Los Angeles bus stops during the day and provide light at...
Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution
The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to police millions of acres of wetlands, delivering another setback to the agency’s ability...
Ron DeSantis’s Use of Private Jets From Wealthy, Sometimes Secret Donors
For Ron DeSantis, Sunday, Feb. 19, was the start of another busy week of not officially running for president. That night, he left Tallahassee on...
Nashville Parents Can Have Say in Case Over Shooter’s Writings, Judge Rules
Parents from about 100 families will be allowed to formally argue against the release of journals and writings left behind by the assailant who killed...
Will DeSantis Need to Resign as Florida Governor to Run for President?
Hours after filing federal paperwork declaring that he was running for president — and shortly before his plan for a Twitter livestream to launch his...