What are Vice Presidential debates for? In the frenzy of deciding what to think after a debate that basic question often gets lost. Debates generate a distinct news cycle as mainstream media plan for, cover, and finally discuss and...
A Georgia judge struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban on Monday, in what advocates hope is a sign of growing energy for protecting reproductive rights in the judiciary across the country.The ruling “demonstrates the momentum...
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that they might bring additional charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and indict others in the corruption case against him.Prosecutors made the disclosure as Adams appeared...
This profile is published as part of our TIME100 Next list, recognizing 100 emerging leaders from across the world who are shaping the future.In 2017, Aisha Nyandoro came to a sobering realization. As founder and CEO of the nonprofit...
In November of 2023, I was helping to run one of the biggest Reform Jewish after school programs in the U.S. Every day, the parents and much of the administration were abuzz with fear of the ongoing pro-Palestine protests that surrounded...
LOS ANGELES — One of two doctors charged in the investigation of the death of Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine.Dr....
The U.S. dockworkers’ strike impacting major ports from Maine to Texas began Tuesday, posing a major threat to the supply chain that could impact Americans’ ability to get products including shoes, car parts, alcohol, and certain...
Dockworkers walked out of every major port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts for the first time in nearly 50 years, staging a strike that could ripple across the world’s largest economy and cause political turmoil just weeks before...
North Carolina has been devastated by flooding and mudslides after the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through the state.At least 42 people have died in North Carolina, per CNN, making it the state with the highest death toll after...
CONYERS, Ga. — More than 90,000 residents east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen for miles.The haze...
Nearly 100 people have died in at least six states in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, a category 4 storm that left a path of destruction as it tore through the Southeast in recent days. Rescue efforts are underway in North Carolina...
PERRY, Fla. — A crisis unfolded in Asheville as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast....
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed what would have become one of the most comprehensive policies governing the safety of artificial intelligence in the U.S. The bill would’ve been among the first to hold AI developers accountable...
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — President Joe Biden on Saturday called the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah a “measure of justice” for his four-decade reign of terror.The comments came after Lebanon’s Hezbollah...
Tropical Storm Helene, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday, has left a trail of devastation across the southeastern U.S., leaving millions without power and dozens dead.As the media covers the catastrophic...
A new law will go into effect in Louisiana on Oct. 1 that will classify two drugs—mifepristone and misoprostol, which are commonly used for abortions, postpartum hemorrhaging, and miscarriage management—as “controlled dangerous...
More than half of American states have abolished the death penalty or hit pause on executions. Less than half—47%—of Americans believe the death penalty is administered fairly, a record low. A clear trend line has emerged. Every...
The “on-ramp” repayment plan—a buffer given to student loan borrowers as post-pandemic payment pauses resumed last fall— will end on Monday, Sept. 30; and once again, borrowers will be subject to consequences for late or non-payment....
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma was preparing to execute a man Thursday while waiting for Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt to decide whether to spare the death row inmate's life and accept a rare clemency recommendation from the state's parole...
Mexico, remarkably, is a word that is barely being mentioned in the lead up to the U.S. presidential election. It is not being discussed much on the campaign trail, even though the southern border and immigration are central protagonists...
Marcellus Williams was executed by the state of Missouri on Tuesday, Sept. 24, despite concerns citing his potential innocence. Williams died by lethal injection shortly after 6 p.m. at a Missouri state prison in Bonne Terre, St. Francois...
