A Threat to Abortion Pills. Plus, the U.S. Shares Secrets
In 2000, the F.D.A. approved the medication abortion drug mifepristone. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to rule on a case filed by anti-abortion groups urging the agency to revoke its approval of ...
1 Mars 202331min
Why So Many Buildings Collapsed in Turkey
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 left more than 50,000 people dead. The sight of rescuers combing the rubble has prompted questions about why so many buildings seeme...
28 Feb 202320min
Why Election Denialism Might Cost Fox News $1.6 Billion
After the 2020 election, wild theories ran rampant on the right of an election stolen from Donald Trump through a coordinated conspiracy. The news channel Fox News became one of the loudest voices amp...
27 Feb 202322min
The Sunday Read: ‘Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction’
In February, the first lawsuit against Tesla for a crash involving its driver-assistance system, Autopilot, will go to trial. The slew of trials set to follow will be a costly fight that the company’s...
26 Feb 202348min
A Year of War in Ukraine
The war has already done untold damage. By some estimates, tens of thousands have died, and the country has sustained tens of billions of dollars’ worth of damage that has left cities flattened. But U...
24 Feb 202334min
A Ruling That Could End the Internet as We Know It
Since 1996, the modern internet has been defined by a sweeping law that prevents tech companies such as Facebook and Google from being held responsible for the content posted on their sites.This week,...
23 Feb 202328min
The Veterans Fighting to Legalize Psychedelics
In a major shift that would modify laws set half a decade ago, states and cities around the United States are moving to legalize psychedelics for use as a medical treatment.The sudden change of heart ...
22 Feb 202328min
Why ‘Made in China’ Is Becoming ‘Made in Mexico’
The great supply chain disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic scrambled the shipping system across the Pacific.Although mostly over, the turmoil has led to alterations in the way the global eco...
21 Feb 202328min
