Another popular mall watch retailer is quietly shrinking its footprint as more store closures are planned this year amid an ongoing turnaround effort. The company, known for selling watches, handbags, jewelry and other accessories in malls across the country, closed seven stores during the first quarter of 2026 and expects to shutter up to 15 […]

Among the more than 50,000 words in the DNC’s 192-page autopsy of why it lost the 2024 presidential election, here are a few that do not appear even once: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Jewish, Muslim, foreign policy, protest, genocide. The report—which was released today, and simultaneously disavowed by DNC Chair Ken Martin—is already generating its fair […]

Multiple wildfires burning across Southern California have prompted health warnings for residents and a smoke advisory throughout the day Thursday. Among the largest air quality offenders are the ongoing Sandy, Bain, Verona and Santa Rosa Island wildfires. Unhealthy air from those fires is affecting portions of Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. […]

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), worked across many of the world’s most food-insecure and climate-besieged regions, funding thousands of humanitarian, healthcare, food, and disaster relief programs. That all changed last year when, days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, […]