This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. Summer camp is supposed to be fun. It’s a place for swimming, crafts, new friendships, and learning repetitive songs that will annoy your family members well into September. What’s not to like? A lot, apparently. One big reason […] Read more ›
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Americans are paying more for electricity, and those prices are set to rise even further. In almost all parts of the country, the amount people pay for electricity on their power bills — the retail price — has risen faster than the rate of inflation since 2022, and that will likely continue through 2026, according […] Read more ›
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During Amazon’s semi-annual Prime Day bonanza, the underwear I usually buy were on deep discount at a price so low I assumed it was just for me, the frequent shopper. I got three packs and felt good about it. But a few days ago, when I saw the news that Delta was using AI to […] Read more ›
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When Alana Romero was a child, they’d leave their bed in the middle of the night, sneak through her family’s darkened home in South Florida, and slip into her sisters’ bedrooms. But they didn’t want to play, gossip, or otherwise annoy her siblings — she wanted to make sure they hadn’t died in their sleep. […] Read more ›
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The political world’s frenzy over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has essentially blotted out the sun. That’s even though Epstein has been dead for nearly six years, and the scandal around him has no apparent import to American public policy. So why is the obsession over it so intense? The known facts around Epstein are genuinely […] Read more ›
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What does it mean to be a private individual in public? Are we all just characters waiting to go viral? These questions have resurfaced following the instantly-infamous Jumbotron incident that occurred during a Coldplay concert last week. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, who’s married, and the company’s head of human resources, Kristin Cabot, were caught cuddling […] Read more ›
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Ah, yes, late July in the Midwest: a time for popsicles by the lake, a trip to the county fair, and, of course, extreme humidity made more miserable by…corn sweat. Corn sweat. It’s a thing! The term refers to the moisture released by fields of corn during hot and sunny weather. Like all other plants, corn […] Read more ›
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A new kind of political battle is emerging between America’s parties — one centers on the composition of Congress and congressional redistricting. This process usually occurs every decade, after the US Census finishes its work and releases new demographic information that states use to reconfigure how the 435 seats in the House of Representatives are […] Read more ›
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. From Texas clear to Georgia, from the Gulf Coast on up to the Canadian border, a mass of dangerous heat has started spreading like an atmospheric plague. In the days and perhaps even weeks ahead, a high-pressure […] Read more ›
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Editor’s note, July 23, 2025, 1:45 pm ET: On July 23, Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison, having pled guilty to all four murders. With the deal, he avoided the death penalty but also waived his right to appeal. When asked to give a statement, Kohberger told the court, “I respectfully decline,” seemingly […] Read more ›
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About four months ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Alina Habba, one of Trump’s personal lawyers, as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. Habba spent her brief tenure in office bringing dubious prosecutions and investigations against elected Democrats, including a failed prosecution of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and an ongoing case against US Rep. […] Read more ›
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POLK COUNTY, North Carolina — The small section of forest before me looked as though it was clear-cut. The ground was flat and treeless, covered in a thin layer of jumbled sticks and leaves. This region, a wetland formed by beavers near the South Carolina border, was flooded last September by Hurricane Helene. But it wasn’t […] Read more ›
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With 260 casualties and only one surviving passenger, the Air India 171 crash is one of the deadliest aviation incidents in recent history — and so far it’s proving to be one of the most frustratingly opaque. Video of the June 12 incident had previously captured the Boeing 787 taking off successfully from Ahmedabad bound […] Read more ›
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Three very important tariff-related stories loom over the US economy this month. The first is that, after a few weeks of relative quiet, President Donald Trump is once again threatening to raise tariffs on a whole raft of other nations. According to the New York Times, “Trump has threatened 25 trading partners with punishing levies […] Read more ›
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In a world of relentless notifications, countless demands on your attention, and an endless stream of easy entertainment, it can be hard to carve out time for the humble book. But now more than ever, I’d argue we need the expansiveness and delight that only books can offer. What better reward is there than finding […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s self-inflicted Jeffrey Epstein scandal has essentially paralyzed the House of Representatives, as Speaker Mike Johnson announced today that the chamber would recess […] Read more ›
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One of the most far-reaching cuts to federal programs in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a provision that will largely shift the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to the states. Until now, the federal government has covered the full cost of SNAP benefits and half of the administrative costs. The […] Read more ›
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This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk Collaboration. Stories of struggle flow unceasingly from our public lands — here, a senior botanist pulled from invasive species removal to check campgrounds for unattended fires; there, a trail crew fired, leaving backcountry areas inaccessible after […] Read more ›
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Emil Bove is one of President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense lawyers. He’s now a senior Justice Department official — and he’s widely described as Trump’s “enforcer” for his hard-charging, unapologetically MAGA approach to that job. If Trump gets his way, moreover, Bove could soon become one of the most powerful people in the United […] Read more ›
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On Thursday, CBS announced that it was going to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert after Colbert’s contract ends in May 2026. The news comes at a politically fraught moment for CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global. It’s also the capper on the long arc of late-night political comedy, a genre Colbert was […] Read more ›
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