A French man who admitted to drugging and raping his wife repeatedly over a period of 10 years, and inviting other men to join him in the assaults, was found guilty of aggravated rape and other crimes Thursday in a case that has sparked a furious reckoning over the culture of sexual violence in the […]

The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the public’s reaction to it has left many people looking at the rotted foundations of US health care with clearer eyes, and asking once again who is to blame for this long-simmering crisis.  Insurers are popular villains — and they have definitely earned their reputation by employing […]

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. I had been listening to Bust or Trust for almost a year before I realized it was supposed to be educational. The podcast, my older kid’s favorite, examines mysterious phenomena like alien abductions, haunted houses, and spontaneous human […]

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act stands as the single largest piece of legislation to address climate change in United States history.  The IRA contains nearly $370 billion for programs like tax credits for more efficient appliances, building new battery plants, and subsidies for renewable energy. And it triggered a boom in new construction and manufacturing […]

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s tempting to think that nothing happened this year except for a history-shaking presidential election. But it’s also been a transformational year on the tech front — and in unexpected ways. The technological innovations that changed our lives this year, for the most part, were not gadgets. Revolutionary software […]