Firing Squad Execution Witness Recounts Experience: A Rifle Crack, Then Silence
I’ve now watched through glass and bars as 11 men were put to death at a South Carolina prison. None of the previous 10 prepared me for watching the firing…
Flo Fox, Photographer Who Overcame Blindness and Paralysis, Dies at 79
Flo Fox, an indomitable photographer who was born blind in one eye and later lost her vision in the other from multiple sclerosis, which also eventually paralyzed her from the…
‘S.N.L.’ Imagines an Oval Office Meeting With Trump, Rubio and Musk
Following a report in The New York Times about a White House meeting where Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had clashed in front of President Trump, it…
Canada’s Liberal Party To Elect New Leader and Prime Minister to Replace Trudeau: What to Know
Two friends from Alberta, both with strong careers overseas and similar backgrounds are vying to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and of Canada just as the…
MeidasTouch Pops on Podcast Charts as Progressives Search for Answers
Soon after the recent contentious Oval Office meeting between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Senator Adam Schiff went on camera to offer his assessment. “I was horrified…
A Political Reporter Takes Her Scoops to YouTube
After a few years of writing what she called a “niche newsletter for Washington insiders,” the political journalist Tara Palmeri decided she wanted to reach a wider audience. A much…
Democrats Turn to Sports Radio and Podcasts to Try to Reach Young Men
“I hate the Packers,” Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said of his state’s rival football team from Wisconsin. “Lamar Jackson was robbed,” grumbled Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, still bitter…
Undocumented Workers, Fearing Deportation, Are Staying Home
The railroad tracks that slice through downtown Freehold, N.J., used to be lined by dozens of men, waiting for work. Each morning, the men — day laborers, almost all from…
How a Classic French Dish Is Squeezed by Lingering Inflation
At Le Bouillon Chartier in Paris, the recipe for a perfect beef Bourguignon involves beef, carrots, wine, butter and “coquillettes,” a tiny macaroni-shaped pasta. It is cooked for at least…
Japan’s Ski Slopes Have Too Much of a Good Thing: Snow
Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest powder around. A winter of exceptionally heavy snow — some areas had more than 12 feet of…