Trump on Roseanne: No One Has Struggled in Life as Much as I, Donald J Trump, Have Struggled
© Ron Sachs/Pool/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Yesterday: Q Sarah, the President has been a big supporter of Roseanne Barr. What is his and the White House’s reaction to her comments today and to ABC’s decision to cancel her show? MS. SANDERS: Look, as you know, the…
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Just Resigned
Laurie Skrivan/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Facing allegations of sexual assault, a felony charge, and the looming threat of impeachment, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigned on Tuesday. “This ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family,” Greitens said at a press conference.…
Prominent Russian Journalist and Putin Critic Gunned Down in Kiev
Arkady BabchenkoJoerg Carstensen/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Arkady Babchenko, a prominent Russian journalist, author, and a longtime Putin detractor who fled Russia in February 2017, was fatally shot outside his apartment on Tuesday in Kiev, Ukraine. The wounded Babchenko was found by his wife and died in an ambulance…
Giuliani: Trump Won’t Talk Unless Mueller Talks First
Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I see that President Trump has a shiny new excuse for not talking to Robert Mueller: President Trump’s lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani said Tuesday that Trump will not agree to an interview with the special counsel until prosecutors allow the president’s…
ABC Cancels “Roseanne” After Racist Tweet Comparing Obama Adviser to “Ape”
Kristin Callahan/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. ABC announced Tuesday afternoon that it was canceling “Roseanne” amid outrage sparked by its namesake star, Roseanne Barr, who posted racist comments on Twitter mere hours before. The Trump-supporting comedian described Valerie Jarrett, an African American senior adviser to former President Barack Obama,…
How to Draw an Elephant Using Trigonometry
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Alex Tabarrok points to a new paper this morning that should thrill data nerds and chart enthusiasts everywhere. Steven Piantadosi of the University of Rochester has produced a simple equation with one variable that is “not novel mathematically” but can perfectly fit any set of…