Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96.
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Has Hollywood forgotten #MeToo? ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ examines Louis C.K.’s return
The documentary produced by the New York Times tracks Louis C.K.’s professional success since admitting to misconduct in 2017.
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Need free pads or tampons? In Tampa, you can visit a ‘period pantry’
Tampa Period Pantry has set up 10 locations to help fight ‘period poverty.’ It’s attracting more attention after Gov. DeSantis vetoed funds for free menstrual products in Florida schools.
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A Buddhist DJ hopes to spin followers toward the faith in South Korea
Yoon Seong-ho is a 47-year-old Buddhist, comedian, DJ and rising celebrity.
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Why the next president’s judicial appointments will impact climate action
The Supreme Court’s recent term illustrates the judiciary’s outsized role in government’s ability to address climate change. The coming election could shape the judicial landscape for decades to come.
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These New Mexico fire victims are starting to give up on FEMA
As Ruidoso, N.M., starts recovering from a deadly wildfire, people who survived the state’s largest fire two years ago say FEMA still isn’t giving them what they need.
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California heat has immigration activists bracing for a humanitarian crisis
Record-breaking heat exacerbates an already dangerous situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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These governors aren’t running for president, but some voters say they wish they were
Trump won Georgia and Michigan in 2016. Biden did the same in 2020. In 2024, some disillusioned voters say they wish Govs. Whitmer of Michigan and Kemp of Georgia were on the ballot instead.
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SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company’s Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit
A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.
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Biden punches at Trump and the press as he tries to revive his campaign
In Detroit, President Biden laid out a plan for the first 100 days of his second term, aggressively slammed his opponent — and blamed the media for covering his stumbles.
