Famed—and infamous—talk show host Jerry Springer died yesterday at the age of seventy-nine after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Jene Galvin, a family spokesperson and longtime friend of Springer’s, recalled how “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at… Read more

On a morning when economic fears and “brutal fighting” in Ukraine are making headlines, let’s begin with some good news: a crew with the Austin Fire Department in Texas passed a house where a ninety-five-year-old man was struggling to mow… Read more

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday morning that he’s running for reelection. His three-minute campaign video came on the four-year anniversary of when he declared for the White House in 2019 with a promise to heal the “soul of the nation.”… Read more

On Monday, Fox News announced that they are “parting ways” with Tucker Carlson—the highest-rated host in cable news. Carlson’s final show aired last Friday, and he signed off by telling his audience, “We’ll be back on Monday; in the meantime,… Read more

Elon Musk recently tweeted, “Violent crime in SF is horrific.” A responding headline in the Sunday Los Angeles Times caught my eye: “Sorry, San Francisco is not the crime-ridden hellhole the far right claims it is.” The reason, we’re told,… Read more

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” with every Republican voting for it and every Democrat voting against it. The bill would change the Title IX legislation to specify that, when it… Read more

A Virginia high school teacher has been instructed by school officials that she must remove a Bible verse from the signature of her work email messages. For years, since she was first hired by the district, she has included John… Read more

As the May 6 coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla approaches, we now know that Prince Harry will attend the event, though Meghan Markle will stay in California for their son’s birthday. Dozens of world leaders, including First… Read more

Let’s begin with some very good news: millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for cancer and a range of other conditions. Dr. Paul Burton, chief medical officer of the pharmaceutical company Moderna, believes… Read more

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the World Health Organization is reporting another outbreak of a contagious viral disease. In this case, the threat is the Marburg virus now spreading in Africa. In the past, case fatality rates have… Read more