The year 2016 will almost certainly go down in history as quite the doozy. Britain exited the European Union, Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, and an unfolding refugee crisis spanned the world. In addition, we could be edging ever closer to a global calamity as tensions rise and long-standing agreements are […]
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Ever since the election, individual reporters have let slip how important it is for the media to start producing some solid “adversarial journalism” again, and Christiane Amanpour tweeted how it was more important than ever for her colleagues to “commit to real reporting.”
The New York Times certainly wasn’t going to be left out of that trend, and columnist Nicholas Kristof said goodbye to 2016 with an entreaty to journalists to be resolve to be less like lap dogs in the coming year and more like watch dogs…

Your local gourmet gelato store will serve you up a delicious cone, a cup of double chocolate fudge, or if it’s really daring, goat milk lavender macchiato. The experience of ice cream itself is delightful but common and familiar. The ice cream’s texture is the same, the cone is the same, the process is the […]
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Mrs. Dukakis, a former first lady of Massachusetts, credits the treatment with saving her life, and she and her husband work to promote electroconvulsive therapy.

There have been countless claims of UFO sightings and abductions over the years, some more credible than others. Most people survive their alleged otherworldly experiences largely unharmed. Sometimes, though, they seem to have gotten a little too close for their own good . . . with deadly consequences. This week, we’re checking out the bright […]
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Republicans plan to waste no time repealing the Affordable Care Act, a signature part of President Obama’s legacy.

The lawsuit, challenging the Obama administration’s spending of billions on subsidies, could have consequences that entangle Republicans and the incoming Trump team.

Spinraza, a “life-changing” drug for spinal muscular atrophy, will cost as much as $750,000 for the first year of treatment and $375,000 annually after that.

Voters approved the sale of pot for recreational use, but they may now have to wait six months longer.

We have all read the stories about serial killers who have eaten parts of their victims. As children, many of us also became fascinated by the notion of cannibals living deep in foreign jungles, thanks to the exploitation films of Hollywood. The truth about cannibalism and its practice is far more common than you might […]
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