The New Yorker
THE ICE CURTAIN
Nome, Alaska, seems farther from Russia than ever.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
THE VERMONTER
What happened when Bernie Sanders left Brooklyn for Burlington.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
WAR CLOUDS
Before and after the ouster of a dictator.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
HEARTH DEPT. A REAL GAS
The Famous Stove Lady is sometimes disappointed in her customers. “I have two with this flame-failure system,” she said one morning at her workshop, in the New York suburb of Mount Vernon.
3 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
THE BOARDS BODY POLITIC
Assuming you paid attention in English class or have a glancing familiarity with Freud, you probably know how “Oedipus Rex” ends.
3 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
LIGHT SECRETS
My friend P.and I agree to have lunch at a restaurant equidistant from our respective homes. A nasty rumor about P. has reached my ears. I’m not going to mention it to P., of course.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
SCHOOL OF FISH
On the water with a Southern California seafood savant.
7 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
WON'T BACK DOWN
The stubborn songs of Zach Bryan.
6 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
COLD COMFORT
The wintry triumphs of Helene Schjerfbeck.
6 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
POWER AND PROTEST
On January 8th, the twelfth day of mass protests in Iran, which began when shopkeepers, responding to runaway inflation, closed Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, the Iranian government shut down public access to the internet, further shrouding an already largely closed society. Nevertheless, isolated images and details have been smuggled out, giving a hint of how brutal and monumental these events are.
4 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
ASK XANDER & MARILUISA
Still more advice from the internet
4 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
L.A. POSTCARD FIREBRAND
In the past few weeks, among the yard signs for contractors, remediators, and litigators that fell like a plague on Pacific Palisades after some seven thousand structures were destroyed in last year’s fire, a new sign has popped up, with a pointed accusation: \"They Let Us Burn.\"
3 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
BREAKING NEWS
Inside Bari Weiss's hostile takeover at CBS.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
HOW SHOULD A MOTHER BE?
We keep revising the maternal ideal—and keep falling short of it.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
Vinson Cunningham on Barry Blitt's "The Politics of Fear"
I was in a yellow cab in high summer when I saw it. Twenty-three at the time, I sometimes skimmed articles about politics on my clunky BlackBerry while cruising through Central Park to my first real job, fundraising for Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign. Usually, the ride was placid.
2 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
SHOW OF FORCE
After a chaotic visit to an ICE jail, a congresswoman faces felony charges in Trump's war against his critics.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Death toll in Iran protests rises to 3,766, activists say
A U.S.-based activist group said Sunday that it has verified at least 3,766 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown, and it fears the number could be significantly higher.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
The impeccable Jodie Foster propels offbeat mystery
‘A Private Life’ gives its leading lady the rare opportunity to showcase her range.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Newsom's state budget includes $200 million for EV rebates
The proposal aims to make up for federal tax credits that were canceled by Trump.
4 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
A new arrest in deaths connected to a cult-like group
A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Tennessee in connection with the killing of a missing member of a “cult-like” religious group in the Inland Empire, authorities said.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Sunshine State turns Snowy State for 2 years in a row
A small part of Florida is the Snowy State for the second year in a row.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
With grocery prices up, Aldi is seizing the moment
The discount grocery chain Aldi is expanding rapidly and plans to open more than 180 U.S. stores this year as more Americans skip nights out at restaurants and cook at home because of anxiety over the nation’s economy.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
AFTER THE FIRES, MUSIC GOES ON
EDM star Kaskade saw his Palisades neighborhood destroyed, amid personal upheaval. A new album, his first since 2015, reflects that tumult.
5 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
New state Senate leader makes history, and plans for change
Monique Limón is the first Latina in charge of the California Legislature’s upper house
4 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Musical prodigy found success with Fugees
Grammy nominee served prison time before starting family on Martha's Vineyard.
8 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
How 'Fallout' built New Vegas
In the postapocalyptic show's second season, the action reaches a place fans know well.
6 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Rescuers find body near wreckage of Indonesian plane
Rescuers on Sunday recovered a body in their search for 11 people aboard a plane that crashed while approaching a mountainous region on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Drone strikes cut power in Ukraine
Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Mayor calls federal threat of troops unconstitutional
Minneapolis’ Frey says sending active-duty soldiers to Minnesota would be ‘ridiculous.’
3 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
With ICE in Twin Cities, Somali businesses struggling
Rows of businesses stood shuttered inside a sprawling complex of Somali businesses on a recent afternoon.
2 min |