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Possible bird flu infection reported in California child, health department reports

The state of California has detected a possible bird flu infection in a child in the Bay Area. The state reported that the child has not had...

yesterday 10

Salon

Elizabeth Hlavinka

Israel says it's "making the desert bloom" by planting forests. For Palestinians, it's ecocide

Amid the ruins of Palestinian villages destroyed by Israeli forces, life sprouts from the branches of newly-planted trees. While the Israeli...

yesterday 10

Salon

Nicholas Liu

“Once in a decade” bomb cyclone hits the Pacific Northwest, leaving at least one dead

A “once in a decade” bomb cyclone pummeled the Pacific Northwest on early Wednesday, with southern Canada and Washington, Oregon and California...

yesterday 3

Salon

Matthew Rozsa

What Donald Trump's revenge agenda is hiding

During the campaign, you may recall Donald Trump waxing on interminably during "the weave" about the time he watched Elon Musk's picture-perfect...

yesterday 20

Salon

Heather Digby Parton

Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses House GOP of covering up "sexual harassment and assault" claims

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, has come up with an interesting way to defend President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Matt...

yesterday 10

Salon

Nicholas Liu

"No excuse": Trump fumes on Truth Social after Senate confirms Biden judges — thanks to GOP absences

Republican senators are urging some of their colleagues, including Vice President-elect JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Donald Trump's Secretary of State...

yesterday 10

Salon

Nicholas Liu

The curious history of life-saving viruses

P harmacies in the nation of Georgia have something ours don’t: vials of viruses in neat rows. People swallow or gargle the brews to combat...

yesterday 7

Salon

Amber Dance

"Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain": Halyna Hutchins’ mom boycotts "Rust" premiere

The family of Halyna Hutchins, the late "Rust" cinematographer, have skipped the premiere of "Rust" at the Camerimage Festival in Poland....

yesterday 3

Salon

Nardos Haile

A year-end crisis: Farm Bill set to expire without agreement on key programs and GOP taking charge

On Monday, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, the Democratic chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, unveiled the long-awaited Senate Farm Bill,...

yesterday 3

Salon

Ashlie D. Stevens

JD Vance accidentally confirmed that Trump wants regime change at the FBI

Vice President-elect JD Vance revealed in a since-deleted post on X that he and President-elect Donald Trump are interviewing candidates for FBI...

yesterday 3

Salon

Nicholas Liu

Trump picks WWE co-founder Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive with no experience as an educator, to lead the Department of...

yesterday 3

Salon

Marin Scotten

Watch: Brace yourself for "Alien: Earth" next summer with this first look teaser

The xenmorph is crowning! Well, sort of. On Wednesday, FX dropped a longer teaser of the highly anticipated "Alien: Earth" that is giving birth...

yesterday 3

Salon

Hanh Nguyen

"Wicked" is a bewitching spectacle that smartly probes who has power in a beloved fairy tale

Defying gravity is hard, sure. But defying expectations is nearly impossible, especially when it comes to adapting a property as universally...

yesterday 2

Salon

Coleman Spilde

"Pete hasn't been honest": Rape allegation against Hegseth could blow up Trump's Cabinet pick

After claiming a mandate from his first-ever popular vote win — about half of Hillary Clinton’s margin in 2016, when she lost — President-elect...

yesterday 2

Salon

Charles R. Davis

Matt Gaetz paid witnesses in House ethics investigation more than $10,000 over Venmo

Matt Gaetz paid over $10,000 to two women who were witnesses in both the House and the Department of Justice investigations into allegations of...

yesterday 2

Salon

Marin Scotten

FTX's Gary Wang avoids prison after cooperating in crypto fraud case

Gary Wang, co-founder and chief technology officer of FTX, was sentenced to no time in prison on Wednesday, two years after the cryptocurrency firm...

yesterday 1

Salon

Natalie Chandler

Liam Payne funeral reunites surviving One Direction members for first time in nearly a decade

More than a month after the tragic death of former One Direction star, Liam Payne, his family and friends were finally able to see him laid to rest...

yesterday 1

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

"Wine was my thing": Denzel Washington opens up about alcoholism and drug use

Denzel Washington is almost a decade sober and he's ready to open up about his experiences with addiction. The 69-year-old Oscar winner and...

yesterday 1

Salon

Nardos Haile

Mike Johnson responds to election of trans lawmaker by banning her from Capitol bathrooms

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday that he is banning transgender individuals from accessing bathrooms on the House side of...

yesterday 1

Salon

Nicholas Liu

Trump ally says the president-elect has begun a "hostile takeover" of Washington

President-elect Donald Trump has thrown out the rulebook for a peaceful transfer of power, instead undetaking a “hostile takeover” of the...

yesterday 1

Salon

Marin Scotten

Should you make major purchases before Trump's tariffs?

Before Donald Trump became president, tariffs were a topic largely confined to history books. But as Trump prepares to reenter the White House with...

yesterday 1

Salon

Jake Safane

Eating less sugar would be great for the planet as well as our health

Sugar addiction is on the rise. Globally, sugar intake has quadrupled over the last 60 years, and it now makes up around 8% of all our calories....

yesterday 1

Salon

Paul Behrens

"REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL": Trump orders GOP to snuff out press freedom bill

Donald Trump is asking Republicans in the Senate to squash a bill that would protect journalists from being forced to reveal their sources. The...

yesterday 20

Salon

Alex Galbraith

8 revelations from "Cher: The Memoir, Part 1" from kissing Warren Beatty to her troubled childhood

Cher is a multi-hyphenate star and her brightness hasn't faded in her lengthy six-decade career. The singer, actress and overall entertainer has led...

yesterday 5

Salon

Nardos Haile

"It's a very difficult job": Silver calls on Biden to resign

Pollster Nate Silver is calling on President Joe Biden to resign, saying that he should leave the "high-stakes" decisions of his final few months...

yesterday 3

Salon

Alex Galbraith

"Harry Potter" series to benefit from J.K. Rowling, says HBO: Defends her right to free expression

With a "Harry Potter" show long in the works at HBO, it seems as though efforts are being made to protect the reimagining of J.K. Rowling's...

yesterday 1

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

Republicans block release of report on Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee successfully blocked the release of their report on Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Matt...

yesterday 1

Salon

Alex Galbraith

How Mike Johnson's Christian "morality" provides cover for Matt Gaetz

It seems unshakeable, the Beltway press's faith that Christian conservatives mean all that jibber-jabber about sexual morality. On Sunday, CNN's...

yesterday 20

Salon

Amanda Marcotte

What mandate? Trump's popular vote lead is slimmest since Bush-Gore

Despite repeated claims from GOP corners that the United States gave Donald Trump a "mandate" on Election Day, the president-elect has still not...

yesterday 50

Salon

Alex Galbraith

“A watershed moment”: Lawyers hope delays in Trump case are not a “prelude to a dismissal”

President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money case is poised to be postponed — potentially until after the presidency —...

previous day 10

Salon

Russell Payne

"All bets are off": How Trump's economy could affect your money

Presidents don't have the ultimate say in how the economy performs. Take a look at the stock market surge that followed Donald Trump's victory and...

previous day 20

Salon

Vanessa Mcgrady

How Democrats can move past "low-dominance messaging"

Donald Trump is moving very quickly with his “shock and awe” plans to rule as an autocrat who views multiracial pluralistic democracy and its...

previous day 70

Salon

Chauncey Devega

Chronic pain is breaking the health care system's back

Employers spend over $800 billion annually on health benefits for their workers. And surprisingly, the largest single driver of that spending isn't...

previous day 20

Salon

Joel Press

Mr. Me Too: Donald Trump surrounds himself with small, weak men 

My email inbox over the weekend was flooded with stories about the appointments of Pete Hegseth to Secretary of Defense and Matt Gaetz to Attorney...

previous day 10

Salon

Lucian K. Truscott Iv

Dr. Oz eyed by Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid

In rapid succession, Donald Trump is filling his Cabinet with former television personalities.  Following Monday's announcement that Trump is...

previous day 10

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

Pumpkin, pecan and beyond: Salon’s 8 must-bake Thanksgiving desserts

From classic Southern pecan pie to creative pumpkin blondies, Salon's food writers have shared their most beloved recipes to sweeten your holiday...

previous day 5

Salon

Ashlie D. Stevens

Martha Stewart clarifies which journalist she's glad is dead following awkward mixup

In her Netflix documentary “Martha,” Martha Stewart famously said she was glad that one journalist — who covered her insider trading scandal in...

previous day 4

Salon

Joy Saha

Cher relays the blunt and expletive-laden advice Lucille Ball bestowed upon her

In a recent appearance on "The Today Show" to promote the first volume of her new memoir, Cher was prompted by co-host Hoda Kotb to elaborate on...

previous day 2

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

Sabrina Carpenter and Marcello Hernández bring "SNL" Domingo sketch off-screen

If you are finding yourself unversed in the ways of Hot Domingo and what it means to be arrested at a Sabrina Carpenter concert, buzzy headlines...

previous day 3

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

John Stamos receives backlash for wearing bald cap to show solidarity with Dave Coulier

John Stamos is showing his "Full House" best friend and co-star Dave Coulier solidarity after Coulier's unexpected cancer diagnosis. But his...

previous day 5

Salon

Nardos Haile

J.K. Rowling says people like John Oliver "make idiots of themselves" supporting trans athletes

J.K. Rowling is going head-to-head with fellow Brit John Oliver. The "Harry Potter" series author slammed John Oliver for his comments on "Last...

previous day 5

Salon

Nardos Haile

"You said he was Hitler": Jon Stewart addresses "Morning Joe" hosts for meeting with Trump

Jon Stewart is not taking it easy on Democrats after their historic loss to President-elect Donald Trump. On Monday's "The Daily Show," Stewart...

previous day 6

Salon

Nardos Haile

Organic carrots sold at Trader Joe's and other retailers recalled following deadly E. coli outbreak

Grimmway Farms, an organic vegetables producer based in California, has initiated a voluntary recall of various sizes and brands of bagged carrots....

previous day 6

Salon

Joy Saha

Want to make some "Bake Off"-level pies this Thanksgiving? Here's a pastry expert's best tips

Thanksgiving is almost here!  For anyone planning on doing any baking, you may be ferociously Googling and flipping through baking cookbooks to...

previous day 6

Salon

Michael La Corte

Trump reportedly admits Gaetz may be doomed as witness' lawyer reveals damning receipts

It seems like a bad sign for former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and a commentary on where the country is right now, that media reports about him...

previous day 2

Salon

Charles R. Davis

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are eyeing major cuts to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps to balance the...

previous day 6

Salon

Marin Scotten

Hacker obtains files from House Ethics Committee detailing explosive claims against Matt Gaetz

An anonymous hacker has obtained files containing evidence against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who has been accused of paying for sex,...

previous day 2

Salon

Marin Scotten

"Terrifying prospect": Trump confirms he will use the US military to carry out mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military to help carry out his plans for mass deportations, he...

previous day 5

Salon

Marin Scotten

House Republican leaders poised to deny bathroom access to trans lawmaker Sarah McBride

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., promised Rep. Nancy Mace he would not allow he would not allow "biological men" to use women's bathrooms by...

previous day 2

Salon

Marin Scotten

Walmart says price hikes likely if Trump tariffs take effect

Walmart is the latest company warning of price increases if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on a plan to significantly expand tariffs....

previous day 1

Salon

Natalie Chandler

Trump's social media group might buy crypto trading firm Bakkt: report

Is Trump taking his relationship with crypto to the next level?  Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Trump's social media company Truth...

previous day 6

Salon

Natalie Chandler

Trump taps Howard Lutnick, billionaire and transition team leader, for commerce secretary

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he has selected Howard Lutnick, a Wall Street executive, transition team leader and cryptocurrency fan,...

previous day 2

Salon

Natalie Chandler

Sex abuse allegations against Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth only make Trump like them more

Having endured Donald Trump in their faces for nearly a decade now, one would think more Republicans would understand better the man they've kept...

previous day 40

Salon

Amanda Marcotte

Frontline mpox responders aren’t getting the support they need

A larm bells should be blaring about the growing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where community organizations best...

previous day 10

Salon

Ben Smilowitz

Police investigating burglary on Windsor Castle estate

Police are investigating a security breach at the 16,000-acre Windsor Castle estate which serves as the primary residence for Prince William, ...

monday 6

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

"Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands": 7 shocking revelations from the boyband documentary

What the members of boybands look like and how they perform have ranged widely through the decades. Musically, they cross genres and performance...

monday 2

Salon

Nardos Haile

The epic challenge of a second Trump era: providing safe harbor for MAGA regrets

President-elect Donald Trump and his MAGA regime have promised revenge and retribution against a range of targeted groups such as the Democrats,...

monday 30

Salon

Chauncey Devega

Maryland is training more health workers to offer abortion care

In the two counties around nurse practitioner Samantha Marsee’s clinic in rural northeastern Maryland, there’s not a single clinic that...

monday 10

Salon

Sarah Varney

“Testing his strength”: Trump’s Gaetz pick forces Republicans to choose power or ethics

President-elect Donald Trump, a friend of child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein who a jury last year found liable for sexual abuse, is determined to...

monday 10

Salon

Charles R. Davis

Costco is recalling approximately 80,000 pounds of butter over an “undeclared allergen”

A hefty amount of butter sold at Costco warehouses nationwide has been recalled for containing an “undeclared allergen,” Today reported Monday....

monday 10

Salon

Joy Saha

The corruption of MAGA comedy

With Donald Trump winning the popular vote on his third shot, we need a fresh analysis of America’s prevailing political culture. Beyond sifting...

monday 6

Salon

Alexander Karn

Trump preps a new red scare

I recently saw the movie "The Apprentice" about the relationship between Donald Trump and his mentor Roy Cohn, the notorious lawyer who was...

monday 7

Salon

Heather Digby Parton

How the push for the "right to repair" may result in working McDonald's ice cream machines

McDonald’s ice cream machines have garnered an infamous — and comical — reputation for always being broken. So much so that...

monday 2

Salon

Joy Saha

Kash Patel would be "extremely dangerous" as FBI director, former agent says

A former FBI special agent has said right-wing loyalist Kash Patel would do "major damage" if he President-elect Donald Trump selects him to lead...

monday 6

Salon

Marin Scotten

"Knife fight": As contenders battle, Trump still debating who will lead the Treasury Department

After wasting no time in naming a number of right-wing loyalists to his cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump is still debating who will be his...

monday 3

Salon

Marin Scotten

Trump picks Project 2025 co-author as next head of the FCC

President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will select Project 2025 co-author Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the Federal Communications...

monday 5

Salon

Marin Scotten

Trump has murky plans for Social Security, raising fears of a public health crisis

Ned Barnett lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, meaning he resides in one of the seven swing states that Donald Trump swept in the 2024 presidential...

monday 2

Salon

Matthew Rozsa

Beyoncé will perform songs from "Cowboy Carter" at NFL Christmas halftime live on Netflix

Giddyup, cowboy! It's a Lone Star Christmas miracle. Beyoncé will be performing at the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans Christmas Day halftime...

monday 1

Salon

Nardos Haile

“I never wanted to be topless": Kate Moss reveals she would cry over nude photo shoots as a teen

Kate Moss is opening up about her traumatic experiences as an underage model. The British '90s supermodel is known for her young start in the...

monday 4

Salon

Nardos Haile

"Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski meet with Trump to "restart communications"

The hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski had a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump to develop a...

monday 8

Salon

Marin Scotten

On the remote Faroe Islands, its gas station hot dogs are a major culinary delight

“Should we stop for one more?” I ask my partner as he rounds a corner with sheep grazing on one side and a cascading waterfall on the other. He...

monday 1

Salon

Katie Lockhart

Trump taps former Fox host and MTV star Sean Duffy for secretary of the Department of Transportation

Sean Duffy, a member of MTV’s “The Real World: Boston” in 1997, a competitor in “Road Rules: All Stars” in 1998, and, most...

monday 7

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

What is Europe getting right about food waste in schools?

At my youngest child’s daycare, in Munich, Germany, parents are asked to fill in a chart at least a week in advance noting any specific days the...

monday 3

Salon

Naomi Kaye Honova

One-party rule can be democratic or dangerous

The 2024 election has installed a regime of one-party government in Washington. Come Jan. 20, the presidency, the Senate, and the House of...

monday 10

Salon

Austin Sarat

Winner of Jeremy Allen White look-alike contest awarded $50 and a pack of smokes

Chicago may not be host to the Pitchfork Festival any longer, but the City of Big Shoulders doesn't seem to have a chip on it over the loss,...

monday 10

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

“It’s time to clean up shop”: Justice Democrats vow primary challenges against establishment Dems

The Justice Democrats, the group behind many of the insurgent progressive Democratic challengers who pulled off shocking upsets in recent years,...

17.11.2024 30

Salon

Russell Payne

"Do a silly one!": "Saturday Night Live" roasts Gaetz on "Weekend Update"

"Saturday Night Live" had plenty to say about Donald Trump's Cabinet picks this week, but they saved their most cutting material for "Weekend...

17.11.2024 5

Salon

Alex Galbraith

Why involuntary medical admission and treatment won’t solve homelessness

The housing crisis is pushing more and more people onto the streets. More than one in 10 Canadians report experiencing some form of homelessness in...

17.11.2024 2

Salon

Emmanuelle Bernheim

Hope in a time of American fascism

When some leading thinkers at the London School of Economics saw fascism take hold in the 1930s, Oxford history professor Ben Jackson said in a...

17.11.2024 1

Salon

Norman Solomon

Ketamine's risks are under scrutiny as experts warn a crackdown could worsen access

Since 2020, ketamine therapy has been the only thing that effectively treats Mark’s complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), a mental...

17.11.2024 2

Salon

Elizabeth Hlavinka

"Interview with the Vampire" reminds us, 30 years later, that hope springs eternal

Researchers have often described time as being an illusion. A social construct that we created to inventory passing days in a way that would best...

17.11.2024 6

Salon

Kelly Mcclure

"People are scared": Activists brace for "unprecedented assault on human rights" under Trump

In the week since President-elect Donald Trump's victory, the transgender rights organization Advocates for Trans Equality has seen an uptick in...

17.11.2024 1

Salon

Tatyana Tandanpolie

"Alien vs. Predator": Trump's Cabinet picks, Musk get skewered on "Saturday Night Live"

After a week where Donald Trump unveiled one of the strangest Cabinets in recent memory,  "Saturday Night Live" was champing at the bit. They...

17.11.2024 2

Salon

Alex Galbraith

"Are morals still important?": Tapper questions Johnson over Trump Cabinet picks

Jake Tapper thinks Republicans are trying to have it both ways.  The CNN host laid into House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday, asking the Louisiana...

17.11.2024 2

Salon

Alex Galbraith

Trump DOD secretary pick Hegseth paid off sexual assault accuser: report

Fox News host and nominee to Donald Trump's Cabinet Pete Hegseth paid off a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, per a report from the...

17.11.2024 2

Salon

Alex Galbraith

Elise Stefanik's audience of one: How anti-woke showboating got her the UN job

Successful diplomats are duplicitous by craft, and, often by nature: They move, stealthily, beneath statesmen’s public phrases and grand...

17.11.2024 1

Salon

Jim Sleeper

The Crypto Revolution comes to Washington, with eye on regulatory reform

The cryptocurrency industry emerged as one of the biggest winners of the 2024 election, with 273 pro-crypto candidates winning U.S. House seats and...

17.11.2024 1

Salon

Daria Solovieva

HBO's "Dune: Prophecy" is a bold vision up to the task of matching its theatrical counterpart

What “Dune: Prophecy” offers on its face is bound to appeal to women who are sick of everything. Given the present circumstances, who wouldn’t...

17.11.2024 50

Salon

Melanie Mcfarland

Texas Supreme Court clears way for execution of Roberson, a man many believe is innocent

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena can not be used to stall an execution, putting the death of Robert Roberson back on the...

16.11.2024 7

Salon

Griffin Eckstein

"Makes us look like Nazis": Trump allies asked to stop talking about mass deportation "camps"

Donald Trump’s allies have been told to stop saying the quiet part out loud. Rolling Stone reports that MAGA associates have been asked to stop...

16.11.2024 70

Salon

Griffin Eckstein

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