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Republicans shrug as ‘socialist’ Trump accusations fly
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has overseen an unprecedented melding of the private sector with the federal government — so much so that critics say it smells of socialism. Since Trump re-entered the White House, America has taken a stake in at least 10 private companies, the federal government is now negotiating drug prices on
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Family of Rex Heuermann’s Gilgo Beach victims get closure after decades-long nightmare: ‘Justice finally found you’
They waited decades for the truth. Relatives of the eight women who were strangled to death by sick Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann finally have closure after the hulking architect pleaded guilty to the grisly slayings — a long-awaited but bittersweet chapter in the decades-old nightmare. “To every family out there, still searching, still
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Jenna Ortega nearly quit acting before landing role on hit show: ‘Felt like a good time to call it quits’
Jenna Ortega revealed she almost quit acting before landing a role in the second season of “You.” “I didn’t know what else I was gonna do. I’ve never really considered anything else, more so recently, just out of sake of curiosity and wanting another life experience,” the 23-year-old actress said on Wednesday’s episode of the “Big
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Replicating the ‘Mississippi Miracle’ Won’t Be Easy
No story has caught the imagination of education reformers this decade quite like the “Mississippi miracle.” From 1998 to 2024, fourth-grade reading and math scores in my home state—the nation’s poorest—rose from among the worst in the country to among the best. When adjusting for demographic factors such as poverty, we’re in first place. Other
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Meta, Oracle and Qualcomm share details on layoffs across California
Tech behemoths, including Oracle and Meta Platforms, are laying off hundreds of California workers as they invest heavily in artificial intelligence. Some of the top companies in tech that already had announced big plans to lay off thousands have revealed more details about where they are cutting in recent government filings. Software giant Oracle has
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Pete Hegseth’s future at risk after ‘humiliating’ Trump at press conference: MS NOW host
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s continuing over-the-top press conferences about the Iran war are not doing Donald Trump any favors due to his childish behavior, leading MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough to suggest the president may want to put an end to Hegseth’s “humiliating” antics. Reacting to the Wednesday Pentagon press conference, where the former Fox News
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‘This City Will Always Pursue You’
A love-it-or-leave-it feature of Nancy Lemann’s distinctive, dreamy style is that she often repeats herself. Images, events, and turns of phrase reoccur both within and across her five novels and even, to a lesser extent, in her nonfiction. The people in her books are always “falling apart”; their hearts are often “in a million pieces
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This revolutionary pastry chef helped lead the rise of L.A. bakeries
The sky is still a dark indigo-purple at 5 a.m. over this eastern stretch of Hollywood Boulevard, where Thai Town and Little Armenia overlap. Located directly across the street from Jumbo’s Clown Room, neighborhood bakery-cafe Friends & Family looks blue-hour quiet. But the morning crew is nearly two hours into the week’s biggest “bake.” That
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Author horrified as Trump utters ‘possibly the worst thing any American leader has said’
Author Anand Giridharadas tore into President Donald Trump in a podcast discussion with The Daily Beast published Wednesday, condemning the president’s genocidal threats to wipe out Iranian civilization. Ultimately, Trump did not follow through on those threats and, with just hours to spare before his deadline, agreed to a “ceasefire” deal that essentially gives Iran
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The Democratic Campaign That Begins With an Apology
Democrats in Virginia desperately want permission from voters to gerrymander the state beyond recognition. They also want Virginians to know how profoundly sorry they are to have to ask. “I believe that people should choose their representatives. Representatives shouldn’t choose their people,” State Senator Creigh Deeds declared on Friday, as he stood flanked by a