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In an Oct. 25 Politics, Scaachi Koul misstated that Usha Vance addressed her husband’s “childless cat lady” comments in an Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson in August. The interview was ...

Adrian Cosby was mostly stone-faced Friday as Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Miguel M. de la O read a jury verdict that found him guilty of murdering a teenage high school student four years ago ...

No one knows what dark matter is made of, but scientists are confident it’s something that doesn’t interact with electromagnetic radiation, such as light—or else we’d be able to see it.

KLG Architects described the interior palette as one of "durability and economy", with dark slate flooring, pale timber ceilings and plywood carpentry. Slate flooring and timber ceilings feature ...

Historically, much of the hostility has focused on Comic Sans’ tendency to pop up in inopportune places. When Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, excoriated LeBron James, that letter ...

For one thing, a fifth force might help explain a major unsolved physics puzzle: the identity of the unknown source of mass throughout the universe known as dark matter. So scientists are on the ...

Produced by Sara Curtis Edited by Wendy Dorr Featuring Rhoda Feng Engineered by Diane Wong The actress and comedian Jenny Slate just published her second collection of essays, called “Lifeform.” ...

Don’t look now, but gold is back—in a big, big way. On Friday, the price of gold hit a record high, with U.S. gold futures reaching more than $2,700 an ounce and sticking around that threshold.

Sarah Wayland on life with an adult child who can’t live on their own. For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable ...

Jenny Slate got real about the realities of being postpartum and feeling what she called a “purple-dark hole” after giving birth to her daughter Ida. “I cannot tell if it is inside of me ...

She then accessorized her latest tights-only look with black leather kitten heels and a headband to keep her long dark waves out of her face. The Yeezy architect walking with her arm wrapped ...