San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia
Plastic straws are banned in San Francisco, at least if you want to drink a soda or lemonade. Those smoking fentanyl, however, have been able to get them for free,…
Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens
The Supreme Court handed a victory to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, tossing out an appeals court decision that had found the agency acted unlawfully in rejecting applications…
How Trump Could Make Larry Ellison the Next Media Mogul
For decades, Larry Ellison reveled in being the Silicon Valley executive who really knew how to have a good time. He spent as much as $200 million building a Japanese-inspired…
‘Adolescence’ Stars Discuss Their Father-Son Bond, and Questions of a Sequel
In the three weeks since “Adolescence” arrived on Netflix, the drama about a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a schoolgirl after seeing misogynistic content online has soared in popularity. It…
As Smaller Firms Back Perkins Coie’s Fight With Trump, Largest Ones Shy Away
They are among the nation’s richest law firms and they employ some of the most loquacious litigators. But with their industry under attack from President Trump, most of these leaders…
Mallory McMorrow Enters Michigan Senate Race
State Senator Mallory McMorrow of Michigan, a Democrat from the Detroit suburbs, jumped into her state’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, becoming the first prominent candidate to enter the contest,…
Federal Judge Orders Legal Funds for Solo Migrant Children to Be Restored
A federal judge in Northern California ordered the restoration of legal funds for migrant children who enter the United States alone, temporarily reversing a Trump administration decision last month that…
‘I Am Disgusted’: Le Pen Voters Voice Outrage Over Her Conviction
When the verdict from a Paris criminal court flashed across screens in Hénin-Beaumont, many customers in the Café de la Paix received it with the outrage and disappointment Marine Le…
How Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Might Go Down
Tariffs in the Rose Garden Global markets are mostly lower ahead of President Trump’s big tariffs rollout today, but it’s not the tumult that has rocked stocks in recent weeks.…
A Senate Blockbuster Looms in Texas, as Paxton Prepares to Challenge Cornyn
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, is getting ready to challenge Senator John Cornyn in what could be the nastiest and most expensive Republican Party showdown of the 2026…