The Photos of Destruction from the Alaska Earthquake Are Haunting
A car is trapped on a collapsed section of road in Anchorage, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Dan Joling/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck just north of Anchorage on Friday morning, damaging buildings and roads in Alaska’s largest city. The quake left up to 10,000 people without…
Massive Earthquake Hit Alaska, but the Risk of a Tsunami Subsides
Earthquake activity recorder from November 14-30, 2018. An intense earthquake struck the Anchorage area Friday morning, causing severe shaking and damage and triggering fears of a tsunami. The magnitude-7 quake occurred at 8:29 a.m., local time, the epicenter just north of Anchorage. UAF Quake Center/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters.…
Dallas Police Officer Indicted for Murder After Shooting an Unarmed Black Man in His Own Apartment
This file photo provided by the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office shows Amber Guyger.Sheriff’s Office via AP, File Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A former Dallas police officer has been indicted on a murder charge for killing an unarmed black man in his own apartment in September. Amber Guyger, a white…
Aly & AJ Are Back Again. And They’re Good. Like “Potential-Break-Up Song” Good.
Aly & AJ/Twitter Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This week: Ten Years (Deluxe) by Aly & AJ (Aly & AJ Music LLC) Why we’re into it: The girls outshine their studio tracks with two newly released live recordings and a brand new studio recording. It’s been a hot minute since Aly &…
Most Studies of Social Interventions Are Pretty Worthless
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last year, Eva Vivalt of the Australian National University wrote a paper analyzing the results of international development programs like microloans, deworming, cash transfers, and so forth. This chart shows the basic results: There are two things to notice. First, there’s not a lot of…
When the Manafort Plea Deal Blew Up, It Was Good News for Oligarchs
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When the news broke that special counsel Robert Mueller was ending Paul Manafort’s plea deal—because the former Trump campaign manager, according to prosecutors, had repeatedly lied to them during his supposed cooperation—President Donald Trump and his champions had reason to cheer. This seemed to mean…