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Tiger Woods is still ‘a catch’ in Palm Beach: ‘Vanessa will never leave him’
She’s standing by her man. But that may say more about the dating scene in Palm Beach than the man in question. We’re told that — unlike Tiger Woods’ driving — Vanessa Trump is unserving in her loyalty to the golfer. But that’s mostly because, even with a couple of DUIs on his scorecard, he’s…
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Trump Is Putting America’s Weaknesses on Display
President Trump is stuck. Before he authorized a bombing campaign against Iran, his administration failed to plan for the possibility that Iranian forces would close the Strait of Hormuz. With no good options, Trump has been left to hope that the crucial shipping channel will “open up naturally.” Although Iran is far smaller and poorer…
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Did Trump accidentally do something woke for global health?
A surprising quirk of the Trump administration is that every so often, it tries so hard to be anti-woke that it accidentally does something woke. See, for example, the efforts of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who oversaw USAID’s demise — directives that have contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people —…
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Rain, possible thunderstorms will break SoCal heat streak this week, forecasters say
After a record-breaking warm spell last month that made late winter feel like midsummer, the heat continued into April, with Santa Ana winds fueling local wildfires. But Southern California will feel more like spring this week as cooler, wetter weather is on the way, forecasters say. Rain could begin as early as Thursday in Los…
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String of inmate deaths linked to paper laced with toxic drug rocks infamous Chicago jail: ‘How do you keep it out of schools?’
These books were written with a poison pen. A string of inmate deaths at an infamous Chicago jail have been linked to a terrifying new drug trend — paper laced with a deadly drug and smuggled behind bars. And the correction officers who have been fighting it say it threatens to be more lethal than…
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What to Know About the 25th Amendment as Lawmakers Call for Trump’s Removal
President Donald Trump addresses the nation about the Iran War from the White House on April 1, 2026. —Alex Brandon—AP/Bloomberg/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s decision to jointly bomb Iran on Feb. 28 despite internal warnings of retaliation and without a clearly articulated rationale surprised the American public and lawmakers. So have his decisions to rail…
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5 Mysteries That the Artemis Missions to the Moon Could Finally Solve
For half a century humans thought they understood the moon: a static, airless, waterless landscape without many mysteries to solve. But orbiting instruments and robotic missions have proven otherwise. The most studied satellite in the solar system is more complex than it seems, and many fundamental questions remain open. NASA is about to return to…
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This birthday party is about to be crashed — and it could blow out the candles for Trump
As we go about our spring, awaiting the latest drop of “The Pitt,” putting money on the Final Four, or indefatiguiably scrolling dog videos on “X,” it’s all too easy to pretend that, as bad as things may be, they remain “managably bad,” not so bad as to touch you personally, not “that bad,” anyway.…
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New York state’s April 1 budget deadline is creating major trouble for Albany
On the last Friday of February, state officials met in Albany for their annual ritual: adopting an economic and tax-receipt forecast to use for budget negotiationsthe following month. But the pols and finance geeks who assembled for this subdued and uncommonly apolitical event were missing a key piece of information. They had no idea the…
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The Ridiculously Nerdy Intel Bet That Could Rake in Billions
Sixteen miles north of Albuquerque, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, an Intel chip plant sits on more than 200 acres of land. The site was first established in the 1980’s, part of it built on top of a sod farm. In 2007, as Intel’s business faltered, operations in one of the key fabs, Fab 9,…