Americans Are Turning on Trump

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Trump Blames America First

Based on the FBI’s preliminary assessment, Iranian-linked hackers may be responsible for a coordinated cyberattack targeting the water-supply systems of at least seven states. No evidence suggests that the attack…

A Family Tragedy in the Age of Trump

Once upon a time, it was practically de minimis for either political party to disavow a candidate facing allegations of domestic violence. But now is not that time. Which might…

The Best Parenting Hack Is Being Rich

A news flash that won’t surprise anyone: Screen time is bad for young kids. The latest such reminder came from a systematic review conducted by a consortium of British researchers,…

The One Town That Wants a Data Center

Source: YouTube Summary Opposition to data centers may be the singular unifying issue in American politics. Seventy percent of Americans are against data-center construction in their communities. They worry about…

What ‘America First’ Means for Global Health

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the largest in the nation’s…

Photos: Wildfires Burn Through Spokane Neighborhoods

Tyler Vanwert / Reuters People watch as massive plumes of smoke rise from a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, on August 1, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social-media video.…

Kill the Ticks

In parks, in backyards, in woods that are lovely, dark, and deep, a many-legged menace now stalks the land. I speak of ticks, and I come bearing absolutely no good…

The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta

Mostly young, mostly male Moroccans crawling onto beaches, climbing hills, scaling walls, jumping over fences, surging past police in order to get into Europe: The photographs and videos that emerged…

Taking Care of the Father Who Broke My Heart

A few hours after Levi Fishback died last month, at a nursing home in Kentucky, the funeral director called me. She needed to know whether the family wanted an open…