Christiana Sciaudone

Donald Trump was arraigned this week on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Russia arrests an American journalist. And Finland is deemed the happiest country on earth.

The Western world, in the midst of being primed for a war with China, often has a limited understanding of who this supposed enemy is.

Alan MacLeod’s reporting on the influx of former government employees at TikTok, Meta, Twitter and other social media companies helps define the scope of the U.S. censorship regime.

Screenwriters have walked off the job, bringing many film and TV productions into limbo. Here’s what that means for the industry, workers, and viewers.

Will sending troops to the Mexico border worsen the immigration crisis? A conflict in Sudan has no end in sight. Plus Hollywood writers go on strike.

Often overlooked, ignored and damned, the cycle that throws people in the prison system and spits them out is a calamitous yet integral part of the American experience.

Back-to-back winter storms in Southern California have got us feeling the blues. Could it be seasonal affective disorder?

Is sexism driving the calls for Senator Dianne Feinstein to step down? Can Congress agree on the debt ceiling? Plus, Clarence Thomas is in hot water again.