In Eating Behind Bars, author Leslie Soble details how food is used to further punish incarcerated people in the US

An authoritarian government, a captured press and cowardice at the head of most major institutions led to a year of losses for trans people’s safety and equality in the US.

You don’t bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight. In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with a furry sex meme. But America in 2025 did not remotely resemble a working society, let alone a civil one, and Kirk’s killing came prepackaged with its own desecrating shitposts. There was, briefly, an attempt at a national mood of somberness. The president ordered flags across the nation to be lowered to half-staff. Politicians, celebrities, and other public figures — even those not aligned with Kirk on the right — rushed out with condolences and grief, painting completely unrecognizable pictures of a man who was a once-in-a-generation talent at getting a rise out of other people. “Kirk was practicing politics in exactly the right way,” wrote the liberal pundit Ezra Klein in The New York Times, describing him as “one of the era’s most effective practitioners of persuasion.” Kirk’s megachurch memorial service was well-attended, with additional solemnities elsewhere in the form of the ritual sacrifices of random people’s jobs. A Reuters investigation would later find more than 600 people who had been fired, suspended, or investigated for social media posts they made about Charlie Kirk — some of them merely quoting Kirk, a professional asshole who, among other things, pushed the “great replacement” theory and myths of white genocide.

Tara Reade, a former aide to Joe Biden, has received Russian citizenship. She earlier accused Biden of harassment, which he denied. After moving to Russia, she appeared in Russian state media and criticized the United States. Her citizenship was granted under special Russian rules created during the Ukraine war.

Algerian legislators have declared France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution for property taken during its 130-year rule

From their cozy homes in suburban Burlington, children curiously watch their new neighbors through windows and brainstorm nicknames. Earlier in December, with their distinctive brown fur, big heads, short horns and back hump, a small herd of six American buffalo—the largest land mammals in the country—exited a trailer and took their first steps on 38 acres of prairie restored by the Kane County Forest Preserve District, 60 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. It's the first time in over two centuries that bison have called the county home.

In video shared with WWL, the manager can be heard taunting agents through the locked door.

Move comes after Riyadh accused Abu Dhabi of backing separatists in Yemen, a claim the UAE denies.

Isiah Whitlock Jr., a prolific actor whose work encompassed unforgettable roles in 'The Wire,' 'Veep,' and more, has died at the age of 71.

Spanish woman’s attempted restoration of church artwork was widely mocked but became lucrative tourist attraction

Wyoming Freedom Caucus member allegedly admitted that ‘he drinks while driving for anxiety,’ Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report says.

This one mistake could turn your holiday dinner into an accidental galvanic cell.

Time and again, Donald Trump’s immigration agents claimed horrific crimes at the hands of protesters in Chicago. Those allegations of abuse did not withstand the scrutiny of judicial review.

Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.

This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of their own orifices.

Air and water quality were being monitored Saturday after about 1 million gallons of sulfuric acid was released into the Houston Ship Channel, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. A pipeline ruptured when an elevated walkway collapsed at the BWC Terminals facility in Channelview, east of Houston, at about 1:40 a.m. Saturday, Hidalgo said during a news conference. Two people were transported to a hospital and subsequently released, while 44 others were treated and released at the scene, she said.

Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.

Donald Trump isn’t going to be happy about this one.

A Nicaraguan man has died in ICE custody at a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of a person in custody this month.

Two people were hospitalized Wednesday morning after federal immigration officials opened fire on a vehicle in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County officials said.