
Refusing to cite evidence.
The U.S. conducted 30 airstrikes last week.
He cancelled his tour last week.
UBS needs a waiver Puzder could grant.

Toledo is fleeing corruption charges.
Airport orders evacuation.
Responding to reports it could cost $21.6 billion.
The department store chain has said declining sales led them to pull the plug on Ivanka Trump’s label.
NBC reported Russia was considering “gifting” Snowden to President Trump.
The test comes after threats of nuclear war.

McCarthy’s Spicer was joined by Kate McKinnon as Jeff Sessions in this week’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open.

This week, the “Queen of Soul,” who is turning 75, announced she’ll be retiring later this year. But what a career it’s been.

Tiffany Trump and Marla Maples attended Taoray Wang's show. Christian Siriano beautifully emphasized "People are People." Son Jung Wan dressed day and night. And Shegua...
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Jess Herbst was not expecting to become the first openly transgender mayor in Texas—at least not yet.But when the previous mayor of the tiny 673-person town of New Hope passed away from a heart attack last May, she had already quietly undergone a ...
The fact Mayor Jess Herbst is transgender means less to the people of New Hope, Texas, than her overseeing of zoning laws and coding enforcement.
This week, we crashed through yet another floor in the rapidly pancaking edifice that is Donald Trump’s America, when Jefferson Sessions, a man deemed too racist to be seated as a federal judge during the Reagan era, was sworn in as the 84th attor...
Mitch McConnell tried to silence Coretta Scott King—and Elizabeth Warren. Instead, all he managed to do was to add fuel to the resistance.
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President Donald Trump’s deportation force promise may be coming true.Over the last five days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted what they call an “enforcement surge” in the Los Angeles area, arresting more than 160 undocu...
The White House says it’s business as usual, but critics say ICE’s raids are a major change—and might just be the beginning.
On November 9, 2016, I glanced at my schedule and saw that the next patient was here to receive an intrauterine device (IUD), a form of highly effective long acting contraception. I greeted her and asked her to confirm that she still wanted an IUD...
Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services says that not one woman would be left behind if insurers didn’t have to provide contraception. That’s terribly wrong.
A concert by the biggest stars in music, for the biggest stars in music—and you’re invited. The 2017 Grammy Awards are already promising to be the biggest and best party of the year. Hosted by The Late Late Show’s James Corden and featuring perfor...
Hosted by funnyman James Corden, the 2017 Grammys will include performances from Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Metallica, and John Legend as well as appearances from the biggest nam...
As far as journalistic integrity goes, Piers Morgan is more bankrupt than MC Hammer shooting craps at Trump Castle.The British blowhard, who has failed upwards his entire career, was found to be in violation of the Code of Conduct for business jou...
The comedian and his panelists embarrassed the British “journalist” on Friday night.
Dark Night is fascinated by the phenomena of domestic mass shootings, but it’s less an act of investigation than one of imagination.Writer/director Tim Sutton’s third feature follows in the footsteps of his prior two works, 2012’s Pavilion and 201...
Filmmaker Tim Sutton’s latest is a hypnotic recreation of the 2012 Aurora shooting. PLUS watch an exclusive clip from the film.
The life of an internet sensation follows a predictable pattern. A real-life human being—say, Antoine Dodson—will do a thing, quite often a local news interview. The clip will, for whatever reason, strike a chord with bored teenagers who have too ...
An unpaid music video gig, a return to Dr. Phil, and a new line of merchandise—can Danielle Bregoli turn a meme into money before her 15 minutes are up?
As far as journalistic integrity goes, Piers Morgan is more bankrupt than MC Hammer shooting craps at Trump Castle.The British blowhard, who has failed upwards his entire career, was found to be in violation of the Code of Conduct for business jou...
The comedian and his panelists embarrassed the British “journalist” on Friday night.
Tolstoy famously wrote that while “happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The same can be said for really bad movies. There’s no precise formula for a film that’s must-see in spite of itself. Poor acting, ap...
The kinky, sexed-up sequel to E.L. James’s BDSM franchise is godawful—but pretty damn hilarious.
Lena Dunham may be riding high professionally, with the much-anticipated final season of HBO’s Girls set to premiere this Sunday. But on a personal level, she has not been doing well in the three months since Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in t...
The creator and star of ‘Girls’ says it “pains” her to see how many white women voted for Trump.
“Man, when I was a kid I knew I was funny,” shares Ice Cube, staring at me through jet-black Prada shades. “And in the hood, you gotta laugh, man. Because if you don’t make fun of shit, it would just be depressing. And who wants to be depressed al...
The hip-hop legend sat down with Marlow Stern to discuss his new film ‘Fist Fight,’ the state of rap emcees, and the chaotic first few weeks under President Trump.
Tolstoy famously wrote that while “happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The same can be said for really bad movies. There’s no precise formula for a film that’s must-see in spite of itself. Poor acting, ap...
The kinky, sexed-up sequel to E.L. James’s BDSM franchise is godawful—but pretty damn hilarious.
PARIS—The young man's story is nothing short of horrific. Stopped by police during an identity check last week in Aulnay-sous-Bois, a gritty suburb on the edge of Paris, the 22-year-old allegedly was forced to the ground, beaten, and raped ...
The French government is doing what it can to contain the anger building in the streets after a young man was anally assaulted with a policeman’s baton.
ROME—Sinister things are known to happen deep in the deep web, that mysterious internet dark space that remains hidden from search engines and traditional browsers. It’s a haven for deviant and high-risk behavior, and it is a place where terrorist...
The Naples mafia known as the Camorra is emerging as a key player in global terror. Gun-running is part of the picture—and so are fake documents.
The central contradiction in Donald Trump’s foreign policy, so far as a policy can be divined, has been reconciling his love and hatred for two American enemies. The love, of course, is for Vladimir Putin; a “killer,” sure, but then again, who isn...
Moscow and the mullahs are deeply in bed with each other, especially in Syria. But that doesn’t mean Putin won’t play Trump along.
This report was originally published by The Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point.By Don Rassler, Muhammad al-’Ubaydi, Vera MirnovaMuch has been made of the Islamic State drone threat ever since the group killed two Kurdish soldiers in October...
At a former jihadist-run facility in Mosul, Iraq, researchers uncovered a cache of documents that show how the so-called Islamic State buys, builds, and deploys unmanned aircraft.
ROME—Sinister things are known to happen deep in the deep web, that mysterious internet dark space that remains hidden from search engines and traditional browsers. It’s a haven for deviant and high-risk behavior, and it is a place where terrorist...
The Naples mafia known as the Camorra is emerging as a key player in global terror. Gun-running is part of the picture—and so are fake documents.
By Gary Ferguson, Douglas Huntly Gordon Distinguished Professor of French, University of VirginiaIn the late 16th century, the famous French essayist Michel de Montaigne wrote about two marriages between people of the same sex. The first involved ...
Gay marriage didn’t only emerge in recent years as a key issue. Its history dates back to the late 16th century.
MOSCOW—An icy wind blew over the pails filled with flowers and into the faces of sleepy volunteers guarding the improvised memorial to murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The hands on the giant clock on the Kremlin’s tower crept to 23:31 (11...
In the United States, police do not hunt down opposition leaders, at least not yet. But in Russia the word ‘opposition’ is associated with arrests, or worse.
A short, bloody raid by U.S. Special Operations Forces on an al Qaeda base in Yemen in the second week of Donald Trump’s presidency was a fleeting reminder to the world that Americans are engaged in secret and not-so-secret wars around the globe. ...
The U.S. is waging secret warfare around the world—but the operations in and around Kenya’s Boni National Reserve are some of the most mysterious.
By Gary Ferguson, Douglas Huntly Gordon Distinguished Professor of French, University of VirginiaIn the late 16th century, the famous French essayist Michel de Montaigne wrote about two marriages between people of the same sex. The first involved ...
Gay marriage didn’t only emerge in recent years as a key issue. Its history dates back to the late 16th century.
Jess Herbst was not expecting to become the first openly transgender mayor in Texas—at least not yet.But when the previous mayor of the tiny 673-person town of New Hope passed away from a heart attack last May, she had already quietly undergone a ...
The fact Mayor Jess Herbst is transgender means less to the people of New Hope, Texas, than her overseeing of zoning laws and coding enforcement.
A Wisconsin high-school principal is accused of intimidating an alleged rape victim who was slated to testify against her boyfriend.Prosecutors say Valencia Carthen, 42, of Milwaukee, visited the unnamed accuser each week, pushing her to recant he...
Prosecutors say a Wisconsin high-school principal tried to run her boyfriend’s accuser out of town.
A federal investigation into a Russian cybercrime ring led Secret Service agents to the doorstep of a 29-year-old Los Angeles man the United States calls an “extremely sophisticated and well-connected cybercriminal” who allegedly used malware to s...
Alexander Tverdokhlebov, described as an ‘extremely sophisticated and well-connected cybercriminal,’ allegedly robbed thousands of U.S. bank accounts.
Jess Herbst was not expecting to become the first openly transgender mayor in Texas—at least not yet.But when the previous mayor of the tiny 673-person town of New Hope passed away from a heart attack last May, she had already quietly undergone a ...
The fact Mayor Jess Herbst is transgender means less to the people of New Hope, Texas, than her overseeing of zoning laws and coding enforcement.
The California woman accused of slaying her husband with the help of her firefighting lover will stand trial for murder, a judge has ruled.Prosecutors say Sabrina Limon, 37, orchestrated a hit on her spouse in August 2014—just days before the coup...
An ex-lover’s shocking testimony—about dead dogs, swingers, and poisoned pudding—helped land a California mom on trial for murder.
A high-school freshman says she was expelled after reporting her sexual assault, while her alleged attacker—a senior and standout athlete—was allowed to graduate.The anonymous student, called Jane Doe in her complaint, was at Warren, Michigan’s Pa...
A female student claims she was sexually assaulted by a male senior, but she was punished while he was given his diploma and a free pass.
This report was originally published by The Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point.By Don Rassler, Muhammad al-’Ubaydi, Vera MirnovaMuch has been made of the Islamic State drone threat ever since the group killed two Kurdish soldiers in October...
At a former jihadist-run facility in Mosul, Iraq, researchers uncovered a cache of documents that show how the so-called Islamic State buys, builds, and deploys unmanned aircraft.
Reddit, the enormous online community-run forum, announced on Wednesday night that it was banning the white nationalist subreddit r/altright, due to “posting of personal information,” otherwise known as doxxing.“Reddit is the proud home to some of...
The company, once a haven for right wing extremism, is cracking down on the hub of white nationalists—right after its founder blasted Trump’s ban on immigrants and refugees.
Imagine what it would be like to be fully conscious and aware of your surroundings, but trapped inside a paralyzed body, not only unable to move, but unable to communicate in any way, for the rest of your life. Unable to express feelings, thoughts...
When a new brain-computer interface reached the thoughts of completely locked-in patients for the first time ever, it found them engaged and happy to be alive.
On one of our last walks with my dad, when he was very sick, my brother Dan lamented that we would miss having him as a sounding board for advice. “You generally know what I would say,” my dad responded. And we thought, actually, that was often tr...
How scientists are betting on unconditional love as the greatest AI hack.
Reddit, the enormous online community-run forum, announced on Wednesday night that it was banning the white nationalist subreddit r/altright, due to “posting of personal information,” otherwise known as doxxing.“Reddit is the proud home to some of...
The company, once a haven for right wing extremism, is cracking down on the hub of white nationalists—right after its founder blasted Trump’s ban on immigrants and refugees.
Last week saw the largest demonstrations for women’s rights in human history. And yesterday saw the annual the March for Life in Washington, D.C., which describes itself as opposing “the greatest human rights violation of our time, legal abortion ...
The anguish and devotion of parents who must make heartrending choices about the health of their children convinces one doctor that only parents have the ultimate say.
In Greek mythology, Prometheus taught man how to farm. But when he gave man fire, the gods felt he had gone too far. And so as punishment, Zeus chained Prometheus to a rock where every day an eagle would come and eat his liver, which would regrow ...
Science and the digital world have overhauled our world, but the stakes just got higher: Now technology wants to remake you, using everything from the internet to stem cells.
WhiteHouse.gov immediately wiped pages on LGBT rights, civil rights, climate change, and health care from its “issues” section after Donald Trump took the oath of office. The page on climate change was replaced with a page entitled “An America Fir...
The minute Donald Trump was sworn into office, the White House’s web site changed—dramatically.
Last week saw the largest demonstrations for women’s rights in human history. And yesterday saw the annual the March for Life in Washington, D.C., which describes itself as opposing “the greatest human rights violation of our time, legal abortion ...
The anguish and devotion of parents who must make heartrending choices about the health of their children convinces one doctor that only parents have the ultimate say.
Chromat by Tim TeemanThere it was at the end, very loud and clear as a very pissed bell: the rapper Tt the Artist intoning over and over, angrily, “Fuck Donald Trump, Who Donald Trump, Fuck Donald Trump.”The politics were no surprise, but they wer...
Chromat provided NYFW’s strongest anti-Trump statement yet. Oday Shakar and Pamella Roland dressed up. Telfar served glamorous gender-neutral, and Club Monaco and Concept Korea gave ...
Supreme Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch might not be the only Donald Trump admirer who’s disheartened and demoralized by the president’s recent behavior.Internet rabble-rouser Matt Drudge—who last year essentially put his influential Drudgereport.co...
The Drudge Report was one of Donald Trump’s most powerful supporters. Now its founder is criticizing the president—and the Trump White House, unusually, is not attacking back.
There’s been some grumbling on Planet Fashion that the New York shows aren’t as fancy, creative, and over-the-top fabulous as their European counterparts, with big-name New York tickets like Proenza Schouler and Rodarte decamping to Paris this sea...
At Raf Simons’ debut Klein collection, Anna Wintour chatted to Sarah Jessica Parker, Brooke Shields made a triumphant return, and Karlie Kloss made a hasty exit.
Rag & BoneThe NYC born and based company, Rag & Bone, was celebrating its 15th anniversary this fashion week. Instead of a conventional show, the brand’s designer and now sole chief officer, Marcus Wainwright, opted for a less formal and m...
Rag & Bone celebrated its 15th birthday with fast food and an open bar, and Noon by Noor and Thakoon kept the party going at their shows.
Supreme Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch might not be the only Donald Trump admirer who’s disheartened and demoralized by the president’s recent behavior.Internet rabble-rouser Matt Drudge—who last year essentially put his influential Drudgereport.co...
The Drudge Report was one of Donald Trump’s most powerful supporters. Now its founder is criticizing the president—and the Trump White House, unusually, is not attacking back.
La Perla by Brea TremblayI trekked through piles of freezing slush to get to Thursday night’s La Perla show. I turned my face away from the bitter wind off New York’s Hudson River, and I made the same small talk everyone else was making.“This weat...
At NYFW, La Perla featured Kendall Jenner and Naomi Campbell at their most dramatic, Cinq à Sept playing it cool, and Adam Selman and Tadashi Shoji feeling floral.
Do you fancy an evening spent among boxes and boxes of odds-and-ends, a theater full of ephemera and bits and pieces? When you arrive at Geoff Sobelle’s brilliant and strange The Object Lesson at New York Theatre Workshop, you are bidden to go ins...
Go visit ‘The Object Lesson,’ Geoff Sobelle’s magnificent temple of rubbish and ephemera at the New York Theatre Workshop—and reflect on what the objects in our lives mean to us, and...
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Evan Rachel Wood is saving lives.The 29-year-old Westworld star and increasingly outspoken bisexual advocate delivered a moving address at a Human Rights Campaign gala in North Carolina last weekend, whe...
In a powerful speech, the actress Evan Rachel Wood talked about using the power of her celebrity to help bisexual people struggling with shame and depression.
La Perla by Brea TremblayI trekked through piles of freezing slush to get to Thursday night’s La Perla show. I turned my face away from the bitter wind off New York’s Hudson River, and I made the same small talk everyone else was making.“This weat...
At NYFW, La Perla featured Kendall Jenner and Naomi Campbell at their most dramatic, Cinq à Sept playing it cool, and Adam Selman and Tadashi Shoji feeling floral.


















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