21+ hour, 14+ min ago   (280+ words) Not surprisingly, lettuce prices continued to trend in the other direction, likely from the cyclospora “explosive diarrhea” outbreak, though the Food and Drug Administration declared an end to the problem Friday, after nearly 13,000 people across 21 states were sickened by the…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (327+ words) President Donald Trump closed out the Republican midterm convention Thursday with a pledge of allegiance — to himself. During his final remarks in Dallas, Trump instructed the crowd to raise their right hands and repeat after him as he led supporters…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (238+ words) Most people already understood that this was essentially the right’s philosophy about healthcare, but it had rarely ever been expressed so honestly. Republicans believe that healthcare is a commodity, and if you can’t afford it, or if you fail to…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (419+ words) Today, resentment towards South Asian Americans has reached levels on par with 25 years ago. Even more worrisome, the anger toward them runs deeper than fears of a physical attack. Following 9/11, the immediate fears of some Americans were of Muslims hijacking…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (236+ words) It’s unclear if Trump has ever actually watched Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards take on creepy-crawlies in an endless war of intergalactic attrition. But at 80, Trump has certainly seen a Nazi before. This didn’t stop him from proudly sharing…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (310+ words) Salon.com Lonnie Bunch, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, announces retirement The move comes after the White House labeled Smithsonian leadership radicals On Tuesday, the longtime secretary of the Smithsonian Institution announced his retirement at the end of the year....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (210+ words) “The government continues to withhold over three million files,” Massie said. “That’s why we’ve introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, to bring the fight to the state courts, accountability to the Department of Justice and closure for survivors. We…...

5+ day, 17+ min ago   (967+ words) For much of the past 25 years, each anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has arrived with signs and stickers reminding people to “never forget.” I have always felt unsure about what those words mean. For those of us who were alive…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (404+ words) Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a workplace described by employees as “toxic, intimidating and humiliating,” according to a new watchdog report that includes allegations of drinking on the job, misuse of government resources and a trip to a strip…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1488+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings, a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune…...