Recently released data from the Education Department showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans. Read full story …
How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story
Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up. Read full story (NYT …
A Gift From Trump to the Supreme Court
In a caustic critique of the court issued on social media late Sunday night, the president inadvertently buttressed its independence. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Adam Liptak
Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction?
Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for A.I. experiments. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Benjamin Mullin
Lukashenko Jailed Her in Belarus, but She Wants the World to Talk to Him
Maria Kalesnikava is campaigning for the West to engage with the regime in Belarus that imprisoned her for more than five years. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Valerie …
U.S. Lifts Fertilizer Sanctions on Belarus as Iran War Causes Price Surge
The Trump administration made the move in exchange for Belarus’s freeing of 250 political prisoners, part of a rapprochement between the two countries. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: …
New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps
A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Alexa Robles-Gil
Naomi Klein on Trumpism and Our Age of ‘Unlikely Bedfellows’
Naomi Klein and Ezra Klein discuss what the success of MAGA reveals about the American left. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick
Whose War?
We look at the diverging goals of the U.S. and Israel in the war on Iran. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Sam Sifton
Late Night Pans Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke
“Let me tell you: There is no doubt in my mind that everything he knows about Pearl Harbor begins and ends with a movie starring Ben Affleck,” Jimmy Kimmel said. …
Seeking to Rely Less on China, U.S. Pushes a Rare Earths Partnership on a Reluctant Brazil
Seeking to reduce its reliance on China, the United States is pushing for a critical minerals deal with Brazil. The South American country is less eager. Read full story (NYT …
Death of American College Student in Spain Was Likely an Accident, Police Say
James Gracey, 20, a student at the University of Alabama, went missing during a visit to a beachfront nightclub in Barcelona. His body was found on Thursday, the police said. …
Is Russian Fuel Headed for Cuba, Testing the U.S. Blockade?
A Russian oil tanker is being closely tracked to see if it will challenge the Trump administration’s blockade on Cuba. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Christiaan Triebert and …
F.C.C. Approves Nexstar’s Acquisition of a Local TV Rival
The $6.2 billion deal consolidates 265 stations in 44 states and Washington. Read full story (NYT subscription required) Author: Daisuke Wakabayashi
Woman charged with murder after allegedly taking abortion pills, going to hospital
The 31-year-old Georgia woman went to the emergency room with severe pain after allegedly taking abortion pills at home, according to police and court records. Read full story Author: Daniel …
Cities race to confront César Chavez’s legacy after assault claims
Leaders are scrambling to rename streets and schools after reports that the farm labor activist sexually abused girls in the movement he led. Read full story Author: Molly Hennessy-Fiske
After barista’s tips were stolen, strangers showed up with $900
Michael Coyne, who has autism and works at the cafe, said he was shocked and confused when someone stole about $20 from his tip jar. Read full story Author: Sydney …
After barista’s tips were stolen, strangers showed up with $900
Michael Coyne, who has autism and works at the cafe, said he was shocked and confused when someone stole about $20 from his tip jar. Read full story Author: Sydney …
USC reaches settlement in Mike Bohn racial harassment and discrimination lawsuit
USC has reached a settlement with a former athletic department official who accused ex-athletic director Mike Bohn of racial harassment and discrimination. Read full story Author: Ryan Kartje
California’s proposed billionaire tax gains majority support in new poll, with a partisan split on voter ID
A new poll shows California voters are sharply divided over two brewing ballot measures: a one-time tax on billionaires and new rules and procedures to verify voter citizenship. Read full …