Analysis

President Biden answers questions during a White House news conference on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

For all of Biden's successes or failures, it's really about 'COVID, stupid'

11:55am January 22, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

No matter all the other problems and mistakes — and accomplishments — that were detailed and worked over in his exhaustive press conference, as goes COVID, likely so goes the Biden presidency.

Joe Rogan, the comedian, TV commentator and podcaster, reacts during an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in May 2020.

What the Joe Rogan podcast controversy says about the online misinformation ecosystem

5:11am January 21, 2022

by Shannon Bond

More than a thousand health professionals are calling on Spotify to crack down on COVID-19 falsehoods aired on the podcast of the company's most popular host.

A Biden "I did that!" sticker spotted in the wild.

The Movement To Stick Inflation Blame On Biden

6:30am January 18, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

It's a bad time to be a world leader. COVID did that.

15th September 1980: Sidney Poitier , the American actor and film director.

Sidney Poitier: actor, activist, and trailblazing heartthrob

4:29pm January 13, 2022

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Tributes have cascaded in since Sidney Poitier died. And so they should have. He was an unparalleled actor, a committed activist, and a beloved family member. He was also, frankly, a heartthrob.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (center) and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko arrive for the NATO-Russia Council at NATO headquarters, in Brussels, Wednesday. Senior NATO and Russian officials met to try to bridge differences ove

World News

4 things Russia wants right now

5:03pm January 12, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Russia forced the West into a flurry of diplomacy this week with its massive troop buildup on its border with Ukraine. Here's a short guide to what the Kremlin wants.

Activists demonstrate against a U.S. missile defense system installed in Seongju county, South Korea, since 2017. Protesters stand near the entrance of the base, the site of a former golf course.

World News

A South Korean village is protesting U.S. plans for THAAD missile defense upgrades

7:19am January 08, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pauses for a moment of silence alongside fellow lawmakers and congressional staff members during a vigil Thursday evening to commemorate the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

The immovable Republican Party and 'ink-blot politics'

2:59pm January 07, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Several of the key facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection are indisputable. And yet millions on the right do dispute them. Here's a look at how that happened.

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A woman wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 rides down a mostly empty street in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.

Chinese anti-virus lockdowns add to concerns over economy

5:09am January 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

China's lockdowns of big cities to fight coronavirus outbreaks are prompting concern about more disruptions to global industries after two makers of processor chips said their factories were affected.

In the year since the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, a crackdown by big tech platforms has sent the attack's organizers and far-right groups scrambling for new homes on the internet.

Politics & Government

Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout

5:25pm January 06, 2022

by Shannon Bond

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

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Elizabeth Holmes and partner Billy Evans walk outside the federal court in San Jose, California on January 3.

Arts

Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, is our latest seller of false hope

3:47pm January 06, 2022

by Linda Holmes

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes joins a long cultural tradition of operators in and out of Silicon Valley who have bamboozled investors — and the world.