Opinion: Don’t get ‘river-crabbed!’ How China is cracking down on punny dissent
China’s government is censoring puns and wordplay on-line. NPR’s Scott Simon explains why double meanings are a problem for Beijing. (Image credit: Andy Wong)
At a historic cemetery in the South, a Dia de los Muertos festival takes root
At a historic Southern cemetery, a Mexican tradition has found a home. (Image credit: Aaron Sanchez-Guerra)
As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last?
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured. (Image credit: Jim Vallee/iStockphoto)
Burlington business owner says public safety issues are turning customers away: ‘The worst we’ve seen it’
A business owner in downtown Burlington, Vermont, admitted that the city’s homelessness and drug crisis, as well as its spiking crime rate, has cost his sporting goods shop more business…
‘This man stood up’: Pro-Trump group launches blistering seven-figure ad buy as closing pitch to voters
FIRST ON FOX: A pro-Trump group has launched a seven-figure ad buy as a closing pitch for the former president after the clip went viral on social media. On Friday,…
Republicans topple Dem voter registration advantage in crucial swing state as early vote wraps up
New numbers released in a key swing state show that Republicans have virtually erased the Democrat voter-registration lead, on top of historic early-voting numbers for Republicans, which one expert tells…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with GOP in last-minute mail-in ballot dispute
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court shut down an effort to allow mail-in ballots lacking a handwritten date to be counted in the 2024 election. The ruling overturns a decision from a…
Wife of pastor killed on African mission arrested in connection with death: ‘Giant shock’
The wife of a Minnesota pastor who was killed while on a missionary trip with his family in Africa has been arrested, while a former close friend of the victim tells…
Bill Maher warns that Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment is a ‘bigger gaffe than people think’: ‘Deplorables times 10’
“Real Time” host Bill Maher fumed over President Biden’s “garbage” comment about Trump supporters, suggesting it could have a big impact on Election Day. “I think it’s a bigger gaffe…
U.K. Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as their party’s new leader
The party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing defeat that ended 14 years in power. She is the first Black woman…