Trump Loses Most Admired Man Title to Predecessor
Bastiaan Slabbers/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have topped Gallup’s list for the most admired man and woman living anywhere in the world—the tenth consecutive year for the former president and the 16th such recognition for the former secretary of state. According to Gallup, which released…
Bitcoin Trading Sure Is Volatile
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I was puttering around this morning looking at the latest price for bitcoin, and I happened to switch over from a chart of closing prices to a box-and-whisker plot. Here’s what it looks like: Two things jump out at me. First, trading this week—and for…
Here Are the Biggest Legal Challenges Facing Trump’s Agenda in 2018
Mother Jones Illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration’s lawyers have had quite the year. Between lawsuits claiming the president illegally accepted gifts from foreign governments and a defamation case from an Apprentice alumna who has accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, the White House legal team has faced one…
As Diet-Related Illnesses Surge, a New Kind of Pharmacy Dispenses Fruit and Vegetables
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Thomas FuchsSix years ago, James Stancil, 62, a former long-haul trucker, decided to move from Iowa back to his hometown of San Francisco to live with his aging mother. There was just one problem: His enlarged heart, high blood pressure, and diabetes made his body so…
Pot Legalization Is Transforming California’s Criminal Justice Landscape. Here’s How.
An arrest for marijuana DUI in 2016—California’s laws on that front haven’t changed.Bill Alkofer/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. You’ve probably already heard legal weed is coming to California in 2018. Actually, possession of an ounce or less and private recreational use both became legal in November 2016, when…
Retail Sales Stayed Strong During the Holiday Season
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Wall Street Journal reports that holiday retail sales were up: Fueled by high consumer confidence and a robust job market, U.S. retail sales in the holiday period rose at their best pace since 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks both online and in-store…