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Cher Wants a Better Home for L.A.’s Elephants. Not Tulsa.

admin17 May 2025

For years, animal-rights advocates have pushed for the elephants at the Los Angeles Zoo to be moved to an animal sanctuary. But in Southern California, even the elephants have celebrity backers. One in particular, Billy, has gotten some extra love ...

Trump’s Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research

admin17 May 2025

The proposed termination of medical research funded by the V.A. is part of the Trump administration’s broader pressure campaign against the university.

Trump Administration Escalates Harvard Feud With New Justice Dept. Investigation

admin17 May 2025

The Trump administration is targeting the Ivy League university under a law typically used to go after government contractors for swindling.

As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives

admin17 May 2025

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

Democrats Who Championed Biden’s Re-election Bid Now Seek Atonement

admin17 May 2025

With their party facing record low approval ratings, many top Democrats are trying to reposition themselves from Biden boosters to truth-tellers of what really happened in 2024.

Couple Imprisoned Girl for 7 Years and Kept Her in Dog Cage, Police Say

admin17 May 2025

Investigators, who did not identify the teenager, now 18, said they believed she had been sexually abused by her stepfather.

Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang

admin17 May 2025

The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

Artist Known for Scaling Buildings Was Arrested at His Show’s Opening

admin17 May 2025

Isaac Wright took a vertiginous photograph of the Empire State Building after he climbed to the top of its spire — evidence the police used to arrest him.

Peter Lax, Pre-eminent Cold War Mathematician, Dies at 98

admin17 May 2025

As the computer age dawned, he saw how the new technology could be harnessed to mathematics to solve problems in everything from designing weapons to predicting the weather.

Republicans Push to End Immigrant Benefits in Democratic States

admin17 May 2025

For years, Democratic state leaders believed their immigrant programs were free from federal interference. But Republicans in Washington are now threatening to penalize states that continue them.