Why Lauren Sánchez Bezos Is Storming the Gates of the Met Gala

Loudoun County Public Schools is looking at potentially adopting a year-round academic calendar rather than cutting cultural observance days out of consideration for “inclusivity.” School officials last week debated several different schedules, including one that would stretch classes through all 12 months of the calendar year and essentially eliminate traditional summer vacation. Members of the […]

This 18-second clip of Bernie Sanders went viral over the weekend. It’s not because, at 84-years-old, he demonstrates near-perfect form. Or because he drains four consecutive shots. Or even because he ends the whole thing with a characteristically grumpy “that’s it!” before stopping. It’s because on that Minnesota basketball court, in town to stump for […]

Three people aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean have died as a result of suspected hantavirus infections, according to the World Health Organization.  Hantaviruses are a family of pathogens spread by rodents, mostly mice, and excreted from their saliva, urine, and droppings. If left untreated, hantavirus infections can progress rapidly and result in […]

A protester who has been atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for four days said he will descend “soon” after his presence led to traffic delays, with one lane each way closed.  Guido Reichstadter, an activist from Florida, scaled the 168-foot arch on Friday and said he was protesting the war in Iran, President Donald […]