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The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, explained

Five Memphis police officers are facing murder charges over Nichols’s death.

By Nicole Narea, Sean Collins, and 1 more

Are we headed toward a “polycrisis”? The buzzword of the moment, explained.

The concept of "polycrisis" was everywhere in Davos. But is it saying anything meaningful?

By Daniel Drezner

Why Teslas keep catching on fire

EVs catch fire far less often than gas-powered cars, but firefighters still need to adapt.

By Rebecca Heilweil

What we learned from the Tyre Nichols video

Body camera footage shows Memphis police viciously beating Nichols, who died three days later.

By Ellen Ioanes

You can now sponsor refugees yourself. Here’s how.

Biden’s new Welcome Corps program offers an amazing opportunity to do good.

By Sigal Samuel

Believe it or not, we are not going to be sick forever

This year’s weird, bad cold-and-flu-and-Covid season might have peaked.

By Dylan Scott

The Pelosi attack is the culmination of longtime GOP hate-mongering

For years, Republicans made Nancy Pelosi out to be a public enemy — the attack on her husband is the result.

By Nicole Narea

In the last 48 hours, violence in Israel and Palestine has spiked

A shooting in Jerusalem and a raid in Jenin, briefly explained.

By Jonathan Guyer

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