commentary A bounty on 1,000 fish hearts is as barbaric as it sounds Published October 9, 2026 10:30AM (EDT) Profile of a Greenland shark with Ommatokoita elongata on its eyes. (Hemming1952 via Wikimedia Commons) A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for earlyContinue Reading
Rights groups and legal experts say the move could endanger minors, who are usually barred from witnessing executions., The Pentagon has said it will livestream the upcoming execution of convicted mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad – a first for the United States. A Pentagon spokesperson made theContinue Reading
Manchester City face Liverpool at Anfield after being found guilty of financial breaches., NewsFeed Manchester City face Liverpool at Anfield in their first Premier League match since being found guilty of breaching financial rules. While City appeals off the pitch, a huge test awaits on it, as Al Jazeera’s SamanthaContinue Reading
A 16-year-old planned his climb partly with a chatbot, the latest hiker to need rescue, and experts say they know why people trust the bots.Continue Reading
Gas and electricity bill increases proposed across the country set a record in the third quarter of 2026, a new report found.Continue Reading
On the last day of the 2026 World Cup, NORAD F-16s fired flares over northern New Jersey to warn off civilian pilots who had flown into restricted airspace. During the tournament, federal agencies seized more than 700 drones across 11 host cities. The counter-drone effort worked. That’s what worries me.Continue Reading
Operation Vivaldi, a Ukrainian military effort to repel Russian forces in the Donbas, has done much more than push back Moscow’s offensive in the region. The operation is credited with the liberation of dozens of square miles of once Russian held territory because of its mastermind use of drones andContinue Reading
As scholars of democracy, we are watching America’s warning signs flash red. We expect America’s long-building constitutional crisis to soon escalate. Earlier this year, we hosted a national workshop to assess the threats facing our society in the months leading up to and following the November midterm elections. We alsoContinue Reading
Look, I’ve been around the block. I know what it means when a feature of my life is suddenly appended with words like -coded and -core. It means the things about myself that I can’t or don’t want to change are being sold back to me as a lifestyle choice,Continue Reading
The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. “No,” said the priest. “It is not necessary to accept everything as true. One must only accept it as necessary.” “A melancholy conclusion,” said K. “It turns lying into a universal principle.” ― Franz Kafka, The TrialContinue Reading
The death of the worker from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has stirred fears worldwide., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
India’s Cockroach Janta Party says thousands of its members have been detained ahead of Saturday’s protest in New Delhi., India’s Cockroach Party says members detained ahead of protest NewsFeed India’s Cockroach Janta Party says its members have been subjected to mass arrests across India ahead of Saturday’s protest in NewContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia has seen several attacks by the Houthis in recent days, with airports appearing to be the primary target., Saudi Arabia has seen several attacks by the Houthis in recent days, with the airports appearing to be the primary target. Saudi Arabia has reopened Riyadh’s King Khalid International AirportContinue Reading