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Why Is the Justice Department Trying to Block Ballots From 20,000 California Voters?
Twenty thousand voters. A federal lawsuit. And an election less than three weeks away. The first reaction is understandable: Did California really send ballots to 20,000 people who aren’t allowed…
Why Did GM Stock Fall After a $20 Billion Share Buyback Announcement?
A company announces that it could spend $20 billion buying back its own shares. That sounds like good news for investors. So why would its stock fall? That’s exactly what…
Why Is South Korea’s Current Account Surplus Bigger Than Germany and Japan’s Combined?
South Korea has just posted a number that sounds almost impossible: its current account surplus was larger than Germany’s and Japan’s combined. Does that mean South Korea has overtaken those…
Elon Musk Says Every American Child Will Get SpaceX Stock. How Would That Work?
One share of SpaceX stock for every child in America. Really? That is what Elon Musk promised on October 19, 2026. If he follows through, the giveaway could involve more…
Why Is Jennifer Hudson Rethinking Marriage With Common After Years of Not Chasing It?
Can someone spend years in a serious relationship, even get engaged, and still say marriage was never something they dreamed about? Jennifer Hudson says yes. The Oscar-winning singer and talk…
Can a 1988 Video Rental Law Protect Your Online Viewing Data? The Supreme Court Takes Up the Question
You sign up for a sports newsletter. Later, you watch a few videos on the website. Could Facebook learn exactly which videos you watched? And if the site shared that…
Virginia Legalized Marijuana—So Why Is Senator Louise Lucas Facing Federal Charges?
Wait—didn’t Virginia legalize marijuana years ago? Then why is one of the state’s most influential lawmakers facing federal drug trafficking and racketeering charges involving a cannabis business? That’s the question…
Why Did AI Stocks Plunge After the Midterms—and Does It Mean the Boom Is Over?
Wasn’t artificial intelligence supposed to be one of the biggest growth stories of the decade? Companies are still building AI systems. Technology giants continue investing in chips, servers, and data…
How Did a Lettuce Outbreak Sicken Nearly 13,000 People—and Why Is Cyclospora So Hard to Trace?
How can investigators find the parasite in the same growing and processing environment—and still say they do not know exactly how the lettuce became contaminated? That sounds like a contradiction….
Bill Gates Says AI Could Help Cause a Billion Deaths—What Does He Actually Mean?
Did Bill Gates really just predict that artificial intelligence will kill a billion people? No. But what he actually said is still extraordinary. In excerpts from an interview with NBC’s…
Mortgage Rates Are High—So Why Did New-Home Sales Jump 6.4%?
Mortgage rates are high. Housing affordability is still strained. Existing-home sales fell in August. So why did Americans suddenly sign more contracts for newly built homes? The U.S. Census Bureau…
Why Did the Houthis Attack Yemen’s Presidential Palace—and Why Is Saudi Arabia Involved?
Why would Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a presidential palace when they already control the country’s capital? That question gets to the heart of a conflict that is much more complicated…