Several Democratic governors sent National Guard members to D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations. But residents have noticed them patrolling the city with Trump's anti-crime task force instead.
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It's a tick that hunts you down and transmits a potentially dangerous allergy to red meat. The New Yorker writer Burkhard Bilger discusses the lone star tick and the risks of alpha-gal syndrome.
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The Ferris wheel is just one of the many inventions that debuted when the World's Fair in Chicago opened on May 1, 1893. -
Meteor Crater is one of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet. For years, visitors have wanted access to the bottom. Now for the first time ever, the narrow trail that leads to the bottom of Meteor Crater is open for guided tours. -
Bonilla gets more money than some of baseball’s current stars will make in a year. -
A civics-minded family in Atlanta celebrates America's big birthday by running together.
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An ambitious program to start up new nuclear reactors is bearing fruit.
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President Trump's mandatory financial disclosure report shows that the Trump family pulled in at least $2.2 billion last year.
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The Supreme Court just ended a term with a flurry of big rulings.
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George Washington wrote his Farewell Address by candlelight in 1796. -
M. Gessen's columns for the New York Times about the rise of authoritarianism won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
