Bronny James needed only one preseason game to get the memes started again. The Los Angeles Lakers sophomore guard James had a dreadful night in the team’s preseason opener against the Phoenix Suns on ...

After kissing a lot of frogs, Taylor Swift is reveling in her newfound romance. On her song “Opalite,” from her newly released 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, the singer gets both ...

It’s the second day of a shutdown of the federal government. We explain what’s happening. By Adam B. Kushner I’m the editor of this newsletter. For weeks, our D.C. reporters chronicled a slow-motion ...

The Boston Red Sox made a somewhat surprising decision on Wednesday. Boston took on the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the Wild Card round and ended up losing. It was a good game overall and both teams ...

Xbox Game Pass underwent an overhaul, effective October 1, 2025. Players can now subscribe to Essential, Premium, or Ultimate plans, each offering additional benefits. All plans are playable across PC ...

This is why the Chicago Cubs gave Craig Counsell all that money, isn't it? In Game 1, Counsell flexed his managerial muscle when he removed Matthew Boyd in under five innings pitched and went to the ...

Maybe it's a blowout argument with your partner, that unspoken tension with a friend, or even a work meeting that got unexpectedly heated. Whatever the scenario, conflict is an inherent part of being ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

Aaron Boone’s decision to pull Max Fried before the seventh inning is one of the reasons the Yankees’ season is on the brink. Now, the Yankees’ play-by-play announcer is questioning the manager’s ...

After eight weeks of retracing one of the most sensationalized trials of the 21st century, Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox has reached its finale. And fittingly, it ended not with the bang of a ...

We now have a better idea of why women live longer than men, on average, thanks to the most comprehensive analysis yet of the differences in lifespan between male and female mammals and birds. The ...