How a nepo baby from Australia changed political discourse and remade the world. We revisit the rise of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire.

Why we’re obsessed with Heated Rivalry and hooking up on the small screen.

Let them eat steak.

Europe is taking President Donald Trump’s threats against Greenland more seriously after the US’s actions in Venezuela. But will intervention be a red line for Republicans in Congress?

The Trump administration says Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have "immunity" in Minneapolis. That could mean few — or no — consequences for the agent who shot Renee Good.

The Trump administration has a warning for student loan borrowers in default: Pay up, or we'll take it out of your paycheck.

When President Donald Trump took office, he promised to be tough on China. One year later, China's global position is stronger than ever.

How this season’s flu got supercharged — and why viruses may make you healthier.

Most of us don't even realize it, but we're increasingly hearing AI music in the wild.

First there was a fraud scandal involving the Somali community in Minnesota. Then, Trump sent in ICE. Now a woman is dead and people want answers.

How the Trump administration is using "third country deportations" to expel asylum seekers.

The biggest sporting event is coming to North America this year. Here’s what it means that President Trump will get to host the world.

President Trump says the US will "run Venezuela." Here’s what that looks like from Caracas, given the US's history in the region.

Once a place of serendipity and discovery, the internet now thrives on feeding us toxic rage bait designed to piss us off. Can we get the good internet back?

We investigate.

Demand for cocaine around the world has exploded. Production is at record highs. Law enforcement can barely keep up. Cocaine is back in a big way.

New York City's Democratic socialist mayor takes office on January 1. Can he follow through on all those campaign promises? We ask him.

More people are getting facial injections — and they're starting younger too.

This year Abundance went from a bestselling book to a political practice powering Democrats from New York to Seattle.

The Trump administration was ordered to release all the Epstein Files. They didn’t. Lawmakers say they are breaking the law.

Our brain constructs the world we hear, see, and feel — but tinnitus shows how that superpower can backfire.

Popular music went more Christian this year, but religion has had a long history of influencing secular sounds.

From Twitter feuds to memes to providing cover for President Trump, the vice president had a big year. Up next, the midterms. And then — the presidency?

President Trump's new executive order makes it harder for states to regulate AI, giving a powerful industry even more power.