The strange underground economy of tree poaching

8 minutes ago | NPR

A new book dives deep into the fascinating criminal world of tree theft and efforts to combat it. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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I Guess Roe Wasn't “Settled Law” After All

14 minutes ago | The New Republic

After the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization came out last week , many liberals took another look at how the court's conservative justices...
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Abortion Bans Could Have a Dire Impact on All Reproductive Health Treatments

14 minutes ago | The New Republic

While the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade focused specifically on ending the federal right to obtain an abortion, it may have wide-ranging consequences for...
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How To Lose a Guy in the Gilded Age

14 minutes ago | The New Republic

Halfway through Edith Wharton's 1913 novel The Custom of the Country , Ralph Marvell confronts his father-in-law. “Where's Undine?,” he demands, by now suspicious that his wife...
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How Iowa Fell in Love With the Republican Party

14 minutes ago | The New Republic

Back in 2014, Iowa politics were at an inflection point, though it wasn't yet apparent at the time. Back then, Iowa was still one of the quintessential purple states. Barack...
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ASK IRA: Are Pat Riley, Heat better off not having to consider Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving?

42 minutes ago | Boston Herald

Q: Ira, I'm seeing the best Heat deal for Kevin Durant starts with Bam Adebayo. I wasn't expecting that. What say you? - Steve. A: First, everything regarding Kevin Durant now...
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G-7 leaders wrap up summit meant to bolster Ukraine support

48 minutes ago | My Sanantonio | 3 articles

ELMAU, Germany - The Group of Seven on Tuesday was wrapping up a summit intended to send a strong signal of long-term commitment to Ukraine's future, ensuring that Russia pays...
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Battenfeld: Elizabeth Warren pins Roe reversal on rescuing her from political irrelevance

1 hour ago | Boston Herald

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is banking on using the backlash from the Roe v. Wade reversal to rescue her from political irrelevance and reignite her White House hopes. The...
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Mike Preston: Looking ahead to key positional battlegrounds at Ravens training camp | COMMENTARY

1 hour ago | Boston Herald

Nearly a year ago, the personnel was in place for the Ravens to make a deep push into the NFL playoffs. The roster hasn't changed much since then, but there are a lot of...
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Opinion | Roe Was Overturned Because of Politics, Not the Constitution

1 hour ago | Politico

Suddenly, Americans live in a country where they have a constitutional right to carry a gun in public but have no right to control their own reproductive choices. Both outcomes...
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Battenfeld: Elizabeth Warren pins Roe reversal on rescuing her from...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is banking on using the backlash from the Roe v. Wade reversal to rescue her from political irrelevance and reignite her White House hopes. The... Read more ...

Opinion | Roe Was Overturned Because of Politics, Not the Constitution

Suddenly, Americans live in a country where they have a constitutional right to carry a gun in public but have no right to control their own reproductive choices. Both outcomes... Read more ...

Mike Preston: Looking ahead to key positional battlegrounds at Ravens...

Nearly a year ago, the personnel was in place for the Ravens to make a deep push into the NFL playoffs. The roster hasn't changed much since then, but there are a lot of... Read more ...

Democrats getting the jitters in Washington and Colorado

Less than a year ago, a GOP Senate victory in deep blue Washington state would have been unthinkable. But now, Democrats are spending millions on advertising in several... Read more ...

An election denier in Colorado is running for secretary of state

Tina Peters - a local Republican election clerk who has been indicted on 10 charges of election tampering and misconduct - is running for Colorado's top election job in... Read more ...

F.D.A. Panel to Consider If Next Generation Vaccines Should Target Omicron

The expert panel will vote at the end of the daylong meeting on whether the vaccines should be reformulated to target Omicron or one of its subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. Read more ...

When Abortion Pills Were Banned in Brazil, Women Turned to Drug Traffickers

With Roe v. Wade overturned, states banning abortion are looking to prevent the distribution of abortion medication. Brazil shows the possible consequences. Read more ...

Big Name at Jan. 6 Hearings Says FBI Agents Frisked Him, Took Phone

John Eastman, the lawyer who helped Donald Trump in his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, says his cellphone was seized by federal agents who... Read more ...

2022 Election: 7 States Set To Hold Primary Elections On Tuesday

This week's nominating contests could offer the first clues as to whether the political landscape has shifted following the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade. Read more ...

Election 2022: Abortion central in first post-Roe primaries

DENVER - The midterm primary season enters a new, more volatile phase on Tuesday as voters participate in the first elections since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision revoking a... Read more ...