Entertainment
Interesting
Corruption
Climate
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Swift
From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heads to theaters
August 31, 2023 • Swift's tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.
100
India & Russia
Russia and India are landing on the moon next week. Here's what you need to know
August 19, 2023 • India and Russia are sending landers to spots near the south pole, which has water ice that might one day be mined to make rocket fuel.
100
Mug Shot
Mug shots are usually harmful. For Trump and his supporters, it's a badge of honor
August 28, 2023 • Typically, mug shots are associated with shame. But for former President Donald Trump and some of his supporters, his mug shot — the first ever of an American president — was something they embraced.
100
Goats
In California, wildfires are prevented by crews of unlikely firefighters: goats
August 10, 2023 • The four-legged creatures with digestive tracts of steel make easy work of consuming vegetation that typically fuels wildfires.
200
Billy McFarland
Billy McFarland went to prison for Fyre Fest. Are his plans for a reboot legal?
August 24, 2023 • The controversial entrepreneur is seeking redemption and some people are ready for him to try. Tickets have sold out. But he still owes $26 million in restitution to the people he fleeced.
200
Bees
5 million bees fall off a truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows
August 31, 2023 • Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road.
200
DeSantis
'You're not welcome here!' DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims
August 28, 2023 • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Jacksonville on Sunday to mourn the three victims killed in a racially motivated shooting at a local Dollar General.
200
Hawaii
Another struggle after the Maui fires: keeping toxic runoff out of the ocean
August 29, 2023 • There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.
300
Greta Gerwig
'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman
August 6, 2023 • Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.
300
Penguin Book
Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws
August 8, 2023 • Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.
300
Free Speech
Would A Free Speech Defense Work For Donald Trump In Court?
August 3, 2023 • Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. And a member of his legal team told NPR that Trump plans to invoke the right to freedom of speech as part of his defense.
300
Hilary
Tropical Storm Hilary moves on from California, leaving a trail of damage and debris
August 21, 2023 • The first tropical storm to hit Southern California in more than 80 years sparked road closures, school cancellations and power outages on Sunday evening before moving north to Nevada.
400
Biles
Simone Biles dominates the US Classic in return to gymnastics after 2-year break
August 6, 2023 • Confidence growing with every rotation, Biles soared to victory in her first meet since the Tokyo Games. Her all-around score of 59.100 was five points better than runner-up Leann Wong.
400
Grand Canyon
New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations
August 8, 2023 • The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area
400
McConnell
Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky
August 30, 2023 • Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze momentarily at an event in Covington, Ky. McConnell also froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent before being escorted away.
400
Heat
Three Stories From A Very Hot July
August 6, 2023 • July was almost certainly the hottest month, globally, on record. It was also a month in which many lives were upended by weather related-disasters — the sort of disasters that are increasingly likely as climate change continues.
500
Lizzo
Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'
August 2, 2023 • The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.
500
Hank the Tank
'Hank the Tank,' the bear behind 21 home invasions, has been captured near Lake Tahoe
August 7, 2023 • Bear 64F is believed to be one of three animals who've broken into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe in the last year and helped themselves to messy meals, enchanting the internet.
500
Justice Clarence Thomas
Now-released forms reveal more trips gifted to Justice Clarence Thomas by Harlan Crow
August 31, 2023 • In a statement accompanying Thursday's disclosure, a lawyer for Thomas said there had been "no willful ethics transgressions" and called prior reporting errors "strictly inadvertent."
500
Waves
Surf's up! Wave heights increase on California's coast as climate warms
August 1, 2023 • A new study finds that winter wave heights have increased along California's coastline as human actions have warmed the world's climate. Bigger waves are a threat to the already vulnerable coast.