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America’s Teachers Can’t Afford to Teach
—Andrea Chu—Getty Images Teachers’ paychecks have never fully reflected their passion or professionalism, but as America’s cost-of-living crisis persists, educators increasingly cannot afford even life’s basic necessities. Rebecca Mikkelson, a school counselor in New Mexico, currently works three jobs just to buy the basics—groceries, a place to live, and health insurance. “The message this sends…
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YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts
As the US war with Iran continues to roil the Middle East, new research shared exclusively with WIRED shows that YouTube is hosting and possibly profiting from dozens of channels linked to US-sanctioned groups linked to the Iranian government, including many with direct ties to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The research, from…
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Trump is stealing Americans’ faith in elections
It hasn’t even been a year since President Trump, the temporary resident of the White House, unilaterally announced he was adding a $200 million ballroom. (He didn’t mention he’d be tearing down the century-old East Wing to make room.) In the 11 months since, the estimated cost of the project that he repeatedly boasts is…
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9 reasons to watch the 2026 World Cup
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. When I was 10, my dearest wish was to become Mia Hamm. Decades have passed, and I write a newsletter, so you can see what all became of that. Still, when…
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‘What are we doing?’ MS NOW jumps all over Trump’s ‘incredible’ admission
The entire panel on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” burst into laughter after watching a clip of Donald Trump blithely telling reporters, “I love the inflation” on Wednesday — a phrase that may come back to haunt Republicans in the November midterms, they pointed out. Thursday’s show began with the clip, where the president made the…
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‘Sweetest’ Mississippi couple allegedly killed by burglar, 17, during home invasion
An elderly Mississippi couple dubbed the “sweetest” were allegedly killed by a teenage burglar who is also accused of firing at cops during a six-hour standoff after barricading himself in the house. Billy Blair, 74, and his wife Virginia Carol Blair, 71, were killed after 17-year-old Cordarius Hobbs broke into the couple’s home last Wednesday,…
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Taylor Swift has Knicks game run-in with Kylie Jenner after Kim Kardashian feud
What bad blood? Taylor Swift was all smiles greeting Kylie Jenner at Wednesday night’s New York Knicks game despite her feud with the reality star’s sister Kim Kardashian. In post-win footage circulating on social media, Swift made eye contact with Jenner while mingling on the court and waved. NBAE via Getty Images Brad Penner-Imagn Images…
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The untold Hispanic history that made U.S. history possible
On my first attempt to find Bernardo de Gálvez in 2015 in Pensacola, Fla., he was difficult to spot. I eventually found him at Fort George, in the form of a small stone bust with the words “Yo Solo” (“I Alone”) carved underneath. The memorial — dedicated in 1981, on the 200th anniversary of the…
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Trump ally blindsided Tulsi Gabbard with brutal phone call: ‘Today is your last day’
After Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation from the Trump administration, she got an unexpected call on Tuesday from her planned successor, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, telling her she was essentially being fired effective immediately, catching her completely off guard. According to Axios, Gabbard, who had announced she would…
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Welcome to the Waymo World Cup
Waymo, the Alphabet subsidiary offering robotaxi rides in 11 US metros right now, says it’s ready for the FIFA World Cup. Match attendees can catch driverless rides to six of the 16 North American venues: stadiums in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The sprawling football event, expected to attract…