Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer Turned Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 63
Angie Stone, a hip-hop pioneer in the late 1970s with the Sequence, one of the first all-female rap groups, who later switched gears as a solo R&B star with hits…
The Democratic Party Reconsiders a Huge, Vulnerable Database of Voter Information
Problems with a huge database of voter information that effectively functions as the central nervous system of the Democratic Party grew so worrisome last summer that top Democrats staged an…
Keep an Invasive Species in Check: Eat a Big Rat-Like Rodent, U.S. Says
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.…
The New American Gun Store: Grips, Grenade Launchers and Ramen Noodles
Christmas was a few days away and Solomon Lehnerd was selling more grenade launchers than usual. It was the first holiday season that his online gun store was selling the…
Federal Workers Again Receive Email Asking Them to Detail Accomplishments
Federal workers started to receive emails late Friday evening asking them to provide a list of accomplishments from the week, a reprise of a request by Elon Musk that spread…
Judge Appears Skeptical of Claims That Musk Isn’t Driving DOGE
A federal judge said on Friday that it seemed “factually inaccurate” for the Trump administration to keep insisting that Elon Musk has no formal position in an operation that has…
Thyroid and Blood Pressure Medications and a Planner Found in Gene Hackman’s Home
Investigators combing through the secluded home where the actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead this week discovered common medication, medical records and a 2025 planner,…
Joseph Wambaugh, Author With a Cop’s-Eye View, Is Dead at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, the master storyteller of police dramas, whose books, films and television tales powerfully caught the hard psychic realities of lonely street cops and flawed detectives trapped in a…
What We Know About Gene Hackman’s Death
An investigation is underway into the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday. Mr. Hackman’s…
TV Shows Like ‘Clean Slate’ Imagine a Transgender Inclusive Society
“Clean Slate,” on Amazon Prime Video, is the kind of comedy you’ve seen on TV before. A woman leaves her hectic life in New York City for her hometown in…