By LEA SKENE A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump illegally fired two Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year in his efforts to exert control over independent agencies across the government. One of the commissioners, … Continued
By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH If you’re going to be road-tripping with your family this summer, get ready to embrace unexpected moments of both connection and inevitable chaos. Related Articles Map: Scenic sites in Hawaii that are now off-limits, and why … Continued
Few initiatives of the Trump administration more seriously undermine our understanding of the nation’s past than Executive Order 14253 from March 27, which promises “to restore Federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums, to solemn and uplifting public … Continued
You may have noticed that the 100th anniversary of the so-called “monkey trial” in Dayton, Tennessee, has rolled around this month, with various offerings, notably my colleague Ron Grossman’s excellent recent story, which informed me, among many things, that the … Continued
A Northwestern Medicine research lab has found a usually harmless virus in brain samples from Parkinson’s patients. The idea that Parkinson’s could be linked to a virus had been theorized for years, but this is the first study to pinpoint … Continued
By HILLEL ITALIE Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” “It Might Be You” and the classic … Continued