Superheroes and the supernatural are back in 2026 summer blockbusters
In a strange turn, none of the films slated for this year’s Memorial Day Weekend — the (un)official kickoff of the summer blockbuster rush — actually fit the blockbuster bill,…
A new era calls for rethinking Rikers spending
Mayor Mamdani has vowed to “make city government the most efficient it can be,” and has started to address one of the most glaring, least defensible inefficiencies in the city’s…
FDA’s reckless decision to allow flavored vapes
In recent years, teenage e-cigarette use has dropped substantially. This was a welcome departure from just a few years ago when high schoolers across the country were walking the hallways,…
North Texas city councilman arrested, facing bribery charge, officials say
A Westworth Village city councilman was arrested Friday and faces a charge of felony bribery, according to a statement from the city. Police said they arrested councilman Halden David Griffith…
Trump announces planned D.C. site for massive sculpture garden
Listen to article • 0:00 minPresident Donald Trump on Friday said his administration had selected Washington’s West Potomac Park as the site of his planned National Garden of American Heroes,…
A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing
A pile of furniture is piled in a public housing subdivision in Port Isabel, Texas, on April 13, 2026. Valerie Gonzalez/AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez Two sisters play in a neighborhood playground…
Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital’s records of transgender kids
Listen to article • 0:00 minPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island’s largest hospital that provides…
As Karmelo Anthony’s hotly debated murder case heads to trial, activist asks for calm
The Karmelo Anthony case has been discussed and dissected every day on social media in the year since the Frisco teenager was accused of fatally stabbing another athlete at a…
Judge temporarily bars ICE from deporting man who helped police investigate his daughter’s shooting death
Listen to article • 0:00 minICE has been blocked, at least for now, from deporting an undocumented Mexican man who helped Berks County authorities investigate the shooting death of his…
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
FILE – Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. Allen G. Breed/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The…