Politics

A black woman shot and killed her abusive husband in a “stand your ground” state. Now she faces murder charges.

She says her estranged husband was charging at her. Now she’s in jail. A black woman in Selma, Alabama, says…

6 years ago

How scientists are learning to predict your future with your genes

But what are the limits? When the Human Genome Project — the massive endeavor to map all the genes that…

6 years ago

Beyond West Side Story: 5 of Leonard Bernstein’s musical masterpieces

Leonard Bernstein gave American music so much more than West Side Story. Of all the figures in the American cultural…

6 years ago

What’s happening with Australia’s prime minister, explained

Scott Morrison is the new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was ousted in a leadership challenge. Australia has a new…

6 years ago

Vox Sentences: Action against the “murderous operation” in Myanmar

Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered…

6 years ago

Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, gets immunity deal

He spoke to prosecutors in the investigation into Michael Cohen, but he’s the one who knows all about Trump’s businesses.…

6 years ago

Trump just canceled Pompeo’s big trip to North Korea. That’s a really bad sign.

Here’s why Trump just tweeted out some newfound anger toward North Korea and China. President Donald Trump just announced that…

6 years ago

Catholic Church faces ongoing sex abuse crisis

Recent high-profile cases have cast a spotlight on a decades-long history of abuse, secrecy, and cover-up. In August, the Pennsylvania…

6 years ago

The success of Medicaid expansion, explained in 5 charts

The momentum was with Medicaid this week: Nebraska is very close (pending a court decision) to putting Medicaid expansion on…

6 years ago

The Senate is desperate to avoid another government shutdown — but Trump isn’t

It looks like Congress won’t give Trump his border wall money. Will he force a government shutdown over it? The…

6 years ago