Whoopi Goldberg’s Oscar Was Once Found in an Airport Trash Can—and Other Insane Oscar Stories
Illustrations by Jason Schneider Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The 90th Academy Awards gala takes place on Sunday, with all the hoopla and scandal the Oscars always entail. From the very first ceremony in 1929, the awards have never been without controversy, and they probably never will—remember last year’s La La…
California’s “Jungle Primary” Could Turn Democrats’ Enthusiasm Into a Fiasco
vesmil/iStock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Since Donald Trump’s election, liberal activism has exploded across Southern and Central California, including in traditionally Republican bastions such as Orange County. In response, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has drawn up an aggressive battleground map that targets 10 districts as part of its effort…
Raw Data: Mass Shootings at Schools
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This comes from a study by James Alan Fox of Northeastern University, who says that (a) mass school shootings are not on the increase, and (b) in general, schools are safer than they’ve been since the 90s.
The NRA’s Board Members Are—Shockingly—Mostly White Guys
From left: R. Lee Ermey, Karl Malone, Ted Nugent, Tom SelleckMother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The National Rifle Association claims to speak for more than 5 million gun owners. Officially, the shots at the nation’s largest pro-gun organization are called by a hush-hush board of 76 directors.…
Congress Is Pushing a Higher Age Requirement for Assault Rifles. Will It Matter?
Oliver Contreras/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a new bill that would raise the minimum age required to buy an assault weapon from 18 to 21. The bipartisan legislation came on the heels of a meeting on gun safety…
The East Coast Is Bracing for Yet Another Bomb Cyclone
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite captured a deepening storm off the East coast of the United States on Jan. 4, 2018.NOAA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The infamous bomb cyclone may be back. Winter Storm Riley, set to slam into the East Coast this weekend, is predicted to be…