Because I have been wrapped up in print-magazine obligations (check your mailbox in one month, and subscribe in the meantime…
Scott Kelly is apparently taking requests from 200 miles above Earth. What you see here is an astronomical shout-out to…
While writing yesterday about the resignation of Germany’s top migration official, I came across this this little nugget in The…
Here are the best quotes we heard from our sources today. (Click through to read the full stories.) …
The influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled against some gun regulations in the nation’s capital while upholding others.
Someone at the WSJ must pay for this. http://t.co/6who8j3A4o pic.twitter.com/KttIDzYtnB — Justin…
My colleague Sophie has a (customarily excellent) review of the new movie on the site today, but I wanted to…
Yes, the spread between rich and poor is bigger than ever, but many luxuries are quite affordable. Does that make a difference?
For journalists, a great question is a spark. What does ISIS really want? Do babies know what’s happening…
The U.S. made it easier to travel to Cuba, the EPA accused Volkswagen of breaking the rules, the Obama administration announced upcoming talks with Russia about Syria, and more.
Like many people, I suspect, I recall important periods of my life mostly by what I was listening to at…
Federal authorities say that Joey Meek concealed information about the suspect’s possible plan to attack the South Carolina church.
The Republican candidate seems to have been confused when she described a graphic image of a living fetus on a table. Politically, it may not matter.
A reexamination of old data for Paxil found that the antidepressant is more dangerous than the authors let on. How much harm has been done in the 14 years since it was published?
Pope Francis doesn’t get to the United States until Tuesday, but the Pope Drama has already begun. Exhibit A: On…
The company inserted a device into almost 500,000 cars meant to trick emissions testing, the EPA says.
Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie star as two people whose only obstacle to getting together is their own worst tendencies.
It’s not currently clear whether a widely-read (or at least, widely-clicked) Elite Daily essay by Lauren Martin titled “If You…
Mass incarceration is a complicated problem—and deserves to be treated as such.
Software promises a better experience for readers, but at what cost?
The Treasury Department announced a further easing of sanctions on Cuba.
A campaign centered around her long track record seems unable to detail what that record includes.
Updated on September 18 at 1:23 p.m. ET A recall ordered: The Environmental Protection Agency says…
A new study questions the long-term effects of a common form of compensation.
A coup in Burkina Faso, wildfires in California, a new hair accessory trend in Beijing, airstrikes in Yemen, migrants continue to flood into Europe, underwater robotics in France, an earthquake in Chile, and much more.
They’re invisible, everywhere, and mostly harmless: an Object Lesson.
In case you missed the season premiere of South Park on Wednesday, overshadowed by the three-hour GOP debate…
TNC: You can claim that “decarcerate” is a word all you want, but Microsoft Word is telling me…
A snapshot of a young man's life, filmed from the perspective of his phone
Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. wants to engage in military-to-military talks with Moscow on the conflict.