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AP At least five people were injured, according to local officials. At least five people were injured during a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, on Thursday, local officials confirmed. The suspect remains at large. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva described him as an Asian, male student in dark clothing. ThisContinue reading “Saugus High School shooting in Santa Clarita, California: what we know”

A New York state sex offender registry photo of Jeffrey Epstein. | New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services The idea that Bill and Hillary Clinton secretly kill their political enemies has circulated in right-wing fever swamps for decades. On Wednesday, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) sent out 23 consecutive tweets whose first letters spelledContinue reading “The conspiracy theories about the Clintons and Jeffrey Epstein’s death, explained”

Brian Hook, the State Department’s special representative for Iran, testifies during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on October 16, 2019, in Washington, DC. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The State Department’s inspector general recommends disciplinary action against Brian Hook. One of President Donald Trump’s highest-ranking foreign policy officials at the State Department forced out a careerContinue reading “Trump’s Iran envoy reassigned a staffer after right-wing media accused her of disloyalty”

Democratic candidates gather for a debate in Houston. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Making the stage was a whole lot tougher. The fifth Democratic presidential debate is set to take place on November 20 in Atlanta, and will be hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. It could feature the smallest slate of candidates yet, andContinue reading “Here’s everything you need to know about the November Democratic debate”

Larry French/Getty Images for The Jefferson Awards Foundation He’s already missed the deadline to be on the ballot in some states. Last week Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she would name former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a former businessman and civil rights attorney, to her cabinet. Instead, he announced he actually wants to be president. PatrickContinue reading “Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is running for president”

Getty Images William Taylor and George Kent will testify at the first public hearing in Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Update: The first impeachment hearing has concluded. The next hearing will be on Friday, November 15, and feature testimony from former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. After that, there will be hearings on Tuesday, November 19.Continue reading “Live: The impeachment inquiry’s first public hearing”

Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images Elizabeth Currid-Halkett explains why today’s rich are far less materialistic, but a far greater threat to equality. If you’re anything like me, today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show will make you think about the way you shop, learn, eat, parent, and exercise in a whole new way.Continue reading “How Whole Foods, yoga, and NPR became the hallmarks of the modern elite”

Imelda Marcos — and her attempt to rewrite history — is the subject of The Kingmaker. | Lauren Greenfield / Showtime The Kingmaker director Lauren Greenfield talks about her revealing Imelda Marcos documentary. Lauren Greenfield has built a career partly on chronicling excess. In films like The Queen of Versailles (2012) and Generation Wealth (2018),Continue reading “How to make a damning documentary about a world-class liar”

Zac Freeland/Vox Hate the idea of capsule wardrobes and workday uniforms? Here’s how to look like yourself. A few years ago, an essay titled “Why I Wear The Exact Same Thing to Work Every Day” went viral. Written by an art director named Matilda Kahl, it detailed how Kahl had spent three years wearing aContinue reading “How to craft your personal style”

The number of 2020 Democratic candidates who are running for president has passed two dozen. | Javier Zarracina/Vox. Getty Images The biggest questions about the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, answered. The 2020 presidential primary campaign field has started to winnow down, but there are still new candidates jumping into the race four months to goContinue reading “The 19 Democrats still running for president and everything else you should know about 2020”