Ghost tours promise thrills, but behind the hauntings are buried histories of slavery, trauma, and tragedy. Can we honor the dead while selling their stories?

President Trump and RFK Jr.’s Tylenol crusade isn’t about medicine. It’s about controlling women.

“One Battle After Another” is entrenched in the folly that comes with our ultramodern push-and-pull between two extremist modes of thinking.

Fall foodies, rejoice 🍂 Staff writer Joy Saha tried all of Trader Joe’s seasonal goodies and shares her favorites — from pumpkin spice chardonnay to butternut squash mac & cheese bites.

President Trump renewed his threat on Truth Social this morning to impose tariffs on foreign-made films. He first raised the idea in May. At the time, @colemanjspilde.bsky.social explained what tariffs on films made outside the United States could mean.

Miller is helping direct "lawless" airstrikes on boats from Venezuela, The Guardian reports.

The Democratic National Committee said it's supporting a drive to put the Missouri GOP's new map up for a vote.

"Kennedy’s tactics owe a lot to the anti-abortion movement, which spent decades repackaging their efforts to destroy women’s rights as a crusade to “protect” them from supposedly evil doctors eager to inflict abortions on them."

"AI turns the infinite diversity that makes humans special into statistically safe sameness. It strips away the parts of each individual’s identity that make us different and collapses our complexity into a unidimensional, static version of who we are and could be."

The breakthrough comes just weeks after the release of the HBO docuseries The Yogurt Shop Murders last month, which revisited the cold case.

"[Republicans] seem badly divided on strategy in the face of Democrats who, in a strange turn of events, appear to be united and unwilling to bend. The GOP doesn’t have much practice in dealing with such an unusual phenomenon."

In their epic drama, Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio map a way through our uniquely absurd reality.

A buttery custard, tender apples — and apple butter swirls — make this fall-ready clafoutis irresistible.

Charlie Kirk is not the first — totalitarian regimes have long understood how to build myths on violence.

Ending birthright citizenship means legal limbo for many US-born residents, their healthcare and education access.

With unexploded bombs, wars never really end — even after the fighting stops.

Trump's angry speech before the General Assembly was “coarse absurdist theater.”

If successful, the transaction will cement Silicon Valley's right-wing shift.

"Now, I get it: the rice casseroles you grew up around — those beige pans of instant rice, canned vegetables, and a slurry of “cream of ___” soup — don’t exactly call you back to the kitchen. But that’s precisely why they’re worth reconsidering."

In the tradition of late-night confronting cultural flashpoints, ABC's host is the free speech champion we need.

"AI turns the infinite diversity that makes humans special into statistically safe sameness. It strips away the parts of each individual’s identity that make us different and collapses our complexity into a unidimensional, static version of who we are and could be."

"As the last generation to come of age at a time when both neurodivergence and menopause were considered shameful secrets, Gen X includes a lot of women who arrive at middle age feeling like their brains are broken and not knowing why."

The conservative majority once again uses the shadow docket to side with POTUS.

Seven in 10 U.S. adults say the nation’s future is a major source of stress. But in one corner of the internet, people are pushing back and looking for reasons to stay hopeful.

Friends of the alleged shooter told one journalist that they do not believe he was motivated by opposition to ICE.

Ryan Walters mandated teaching of bibles and worked to require students to prove immigration status.

Top military officials said they were alarmed after the defense secretary demanded an all-hands meeting.

Karoline Leavitt’s oversized cross necklaces have become her signature at White House press briefings. On this week’s #StandingRoomOnly, @amandamarcotte.bsky.social and guest @johnfugelsang.bsky.social talk about what those necklaces reveal about the role of faith in politics today. Watch now 👇

"They’re not a magic bullet but a useful tool. And like any other tool, they can be misused, wielded recklessly, or used as an attempt to manipulate. Boundaries, in other words, have boundaries."

In Luca Guadagnino’s timely drama, Julia Roberts is out for millennial blood at a steep cost.

The government has ended its annual food security survey, immediately following cuts to key hunger safety nets.

"Without her husband, Erika Kirk can no longer play the role of the soothing housewife. But it’s also unlikely she can become her husband and make a name for herself yelling at college kids."

"Under Trump, Zuckerberg and Meta’s leadership have kept to a crystal clear political message: They are willing to acquiesce to political powers that could benefit them monetarily at the expense of information integrity and objectivity."

The first season finale reaffirms that our quest to dominate life, and other lifeforms, will likely be our undoing.

The United Nations said Trump's aides were likely responsible for issues he had with a teleprompter and escalator.

"Reservation Dogs" creator Sterlin Harjo weaves a mystery investigated by Ethan Hawke's Dude-ly citizen detective.

Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday, but no thanks to the FCC's conservative "critics" like Sen. Rand Paul.

“This show is not important,” Kimmel told his audience upon his return Tuesday. “What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.”

Fans say Le Creuset’s Factory to Table Sale in Hartford earlier this month fell flat — with reports of broken goods, poor selection, and mystery boxes that didn’t live up to the hype.

President Trump used his UN speech to call climate change a "hoax" and tell other nations they are "going to hell."

Why rice casserole deserves a second life — with a little technique and a lot of heart.

The prediction comes from South African preacher Joshua Mhlakela, a born-again Christian who shared his “vision” in a YouTube interview earlier this year.

We’re back with a new episode of @everythingfab4.bsky.social! This week, host Ken Womack talks with singer-songwriter, actor & comedienne Nellie McKay. Listen & subscribe: bit.ly/4nIMu1Q #EverythingFabFour

"Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – the Untold Story" explores the festival’s impact and the resistance it faced.

President Donald Trump's corruption in plain sight is making Richard Nixon look like an amateur.

“It feels really lifeless and exclusionary.” Students across Ohio say a new GOP-backed law is reshaping campuses and silencing voices.

The end is near — at least on TikTok. On #RaptureTok, creators say tomorrow will mark the rapture, when Christians ascend to heaven and others face tribulation.

Democratic lawmakers say the Trump administration's use of drones to track its critics is "dangerous."

Brian Glenn, Trump’s favorite correspondent, is on a crusade to crush free speech.

"As the last generation to come of age at a time when both neurodivergence and menopause were considered shameful secrets, Gen X includes a lot of women who arrive at middle age feeling like their brains are broken and not knowing why."