Even before the pandemic began, more people here were dying at younger ages than in comparably wealthy nations. The current mortality crisis was long in the making. In terms of mortality, America’s peer countries—many of MORE
Former President Trump’s top allies are preparing to radically reshape the federal government if he is re-elected, purging potentially thousands of civil servants and filling career posts with loyalists to him and his “America First” ideology, people MORE
Good Morning and Happy Friday, News Viewers, and welcome to Free Chat, our Friday open forum for all the news and all the views fit to print. After last night’s hearing, we have another piece MORE
“Biden’s diagnosis comes amid yet another COVID wave in the United States, driven this time by the BA.5 variant.” President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Thursday. He is fully MORE
In Washington, Republicans say it’s ridiculous to accuse the GOP of trying to prevent women from traveling to access abortion care. In Texas, that project is already underway. The U.S. House of Representatives last week MORE
“If there’s a powerful Democrat who has given his party as much heartburn as Sens. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), it might well be Attorney General Merrick Garland. A party base anxious MORE
A House Transportation Committee hearing took a left turn Tuesday, as Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Tex.) sparred with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg over President Biden’s mental health, briefly transforming an otherwise cordial discussion of an infrastructure MORE
CNN has live updates; Before conducting the final phase of jury selection, in which the pool of potential jurors will be whittled down from 22 to 12 plus two alternates, Judge Carl Nichols is hearing MORE
The deadly heat wave that has been roasting Europe is reaching historic levels across Britain, with schools and transportation services alike disrupted by the soaring temps. A new all-time record high was set in the MORE
Musk has given us some hints about what he wants. For example, he says he hopes to “preserve the light of consciousness by becoming a spacefaring civilization & extending life to other planets,” Musk further states in a recent MORE
The 18-year-old who massacred 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24 had no experience with firearms before his rampage began. He targeted an elementary school with an active shooter policy that had MORE
Good morning News Viewers, Monday once again, the 18th day of July, 2022, and we’re on the planet Earth watching the day begin or end, depending on your hemisphere. This is Monday’s Open Thread on MORE
Potential presidential hopefuls aren’t waiting to lay the groundwork for themselves on the national stage, even as parties await official paperwork from President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who have both indicated plans MORE
The sentencing trial for the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., more than four years ago is set to begin on Monday. After nearly three months of MORE
HRC director Sarah Warbelow, who identifies as bisexual, corrected Gaetz during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Rep. Matt Gaetz fumbled on the proper understanding of what “bisexual” means during Thursday’s U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing and Human MORE
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday night called out a far-right troll who approached her on the Capitol steps earlier that day and made lewd comments about her body. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) recently shared footage MORE
Rise and Shine, News Viewers, Friday is here, there’s chatting to be done, coffee to be consumed, perspective to be gained, the big picture to get bigger. This week we saw the first pictures taken MORE
President Biden defended his decision to meet with the Saudi crown prince who orchestrated the killing and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying the Saudis must be involved in any effort to stabilize a volatile MORE
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox symptoms are similar to MORE
Last week, just days after the Arizona legislature passed the most expansive school voucher law anywhere in the nation, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law another education measure decreeing that public school teachers are no longer required to have MORE
It’s time to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Watch as the mission team reveals the long-awaited first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb, an international collaboration led by NASA with our partners the European Space Agency and MORE
Welcome News Viewers; it’s now the Monday we dreaded yesterday; and we’re partway to the Tuesday we wished yesterday would be here meaning Monday would then be over. Got it? Today’s Free Ranging Open Forum/Omni-Topic MORE
Check out a few food trends as of July 8, 2022 and by the way, what’s on your table today? Throwback Snacks: The ‘90s are back—and not just when it comes to fashion and beauty MORE
A day after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a political rally, the police in Japan faced sharp questions about the adequacy of his security, even as parliamentary candidates resumed campaigning on MORE
A right-wing group in Missouri has launched a “woke heat map” documenting instances of “wokeness” in an attempt to fight back against “critical race theory” and alleged “grooming” in schools across the state. The group, dubbed “Liberty MORE