The most remarkable thing about Joshua Kendall’s new biography of cartoonist Garry Trudeau is that it exists at all. The Doonesbury creator is notoriously reclusive. He has been called “the J.D. Salinger of comics.” In 1975, Time magazine told the then-27-year-old Trudeau that they wanted to do a cover feature on him. He agreed to […]
After six years of dealing with growing numbers of unprepared students in their classrooms, math and science professors at the University of California have had enough. In an open letter addressed to the UC Board of Regents, more than 800 faculty members have detailed the harm caused to their educational mission by lowered admissions standards. […]
The Los Angeles mayoral race heads toward a likely runoff as Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman make final pitches before Election Day on Tuesday.
Marxist influencer Hasan Piker defended the Singham-funded activist network at a New Jersey ICE protest and dismissed federal scrutiny of his Cuba travel.
A recent survey by Generation Lab found that more than 8 in 10 young adults rate economic conditions in the U.S. as either bad or terrible. The survey, conducted April 26-29, found that 55 percent of 546 respondents ages 18-24 said they view the economy as bad, while 29 percent said it was terrible. As...
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro asked a court Monday to vacate its decision to quash two subpoenas in her criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, arguing the issue is now “moot.” Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced late last month that the Department of Justice (DOJ) was closing its probe...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that “help is on the way” when it comes to gas prices, with a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. nearing an average of $4.50. “Help is on the way as of today. The way to think about it is the market, because of the conflict around the...
The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is under threat of falling apart after President Trump declared that the U.S. would “guide” vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in an effort he called “Project Freedom,” to begin Monday. In response, Iran’s armed forces said it would not allow passage to American combat forces or...
President Trump on Monday urged South Korea to join the Iran war after Seoul reported an explosion on a ship traveling in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed off amid the war with the U.S. and Israel. Trump on Sunday said the U.S. would begin guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which...
Iran opened fire on U.S. warships Monday, and the U.S. military retaliated, destroying six Iranian small boats, according to U.S. Central Command leader Adm. Brad Cooper. The action followed increased tension as Iran cautioned it would not allow any movement through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Trump said Sunday the U.S. would assist...
The Monroe County Democratic Party in Pennsylvania on Sunday called Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) a “traitor” to Democrats and those who supported his campaign following his repeated support for some Trump administration policies and Cabinet officials. “TRAITOR to Democrats. TRAITOR to Pennsylvanians. TRAITOR to those who worked tirelessly to elect him and stood with him,”...
Millions of Christians in the U.S. have had their phrase "Christ is King" adopted and weaponized by far-right individuals to attack those they hate, using coded language and emojis to spread hate speech on social media.
Iran opened fire on U.S. warships in the Middle East on Monday and the U.S. military retaliated, destroying six Iranian small boats, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom) leader Adm. Brad Cooper. The U.S. military intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones as the Trump administration launched an effort to get ships through the Strait of...
Meta is committed to creating safer online experiences for teens by providing parents with tools and resources, such as Teen Accounts, supervision tools, and collaboration with experts to create awareness campaigns, while also working with other tech companies to share information about potentially predatory accounts.
World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency company, is suing billionaire investor Justin Sun for defamation after he accused the firm of improperly freezing his tokens. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the company argued that Sun engaged in a “campaign of defamatory statements” on the social platform X. “Sun’s posts impugn World Liberty, a Florida-based...
A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59 percent of U.S. respondents said that Trump does not have the mental sharpness it takes to lead the country. Forty percent of respondents said the...
