This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: We finally have some more details on Donald Trump’s Iran deal, and the reviews are not positive. What do we know?
The US and Iran have a new peace agreement — and lots of unresolved questions about Iran’s nuclear program, the future status of the Strait of Hormuz, and whether Israel’s war in Lebanon could still scuttle things.
In November 2023, Melat Kiros blew up her career.
Do you like to smoke marijuana? Do you also enjoy firearms? If so, the Supreme Court has great news for you. On Thursday, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Hemani that the federal government may not categorically forbid an “unlawful user” of marijuana from possessing a gun.
It was the sale heard around the millennial world: Eco-conscious Everlane was being acquired by fast-fashion kingpin Shein. After a few tumultuous years, Everlane, an apparel brand loved largely by millennials looking for sustainable basics, reportedly went for the price of $100 million.
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is still set on getting his unqualified pick for director of national intelligence. What’s happening?
Ticks are one of humanity’s most dastardly adversaries: tiny, at times nigh-invisible arthropods that burrow into your skin, leech your blood, and sometimes transfer debilitating disease before they vanish, without you ever knowing they were there.
Every few years, presidential hopefuls go through certain rites of passage. They ramp up fundraising, start visiting early primary states, and bulk up their foreign or economic policy credentials. And, of course, they drop their memoirs.
This episode of The Gray Area was guest-hosted by senior producer Avishay Artsy. College ethics professors don’t usually make headlines that reverberate around the world.
Editor’s note, June 19, 2026, 6 am ET: This story is being republished for Juneteenth. It was originally published in 2022. Part of the Juneteenth issue of The Highlight, produced in partnership with Capital B. As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, you’ll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country.
AI is rapidly gaining abilities that once belonged to humanity alone. In just the past four years, chatbots have learned how to build apps, make video games, generate research reports, compose songs, analyze contracts, and write terrible literary fiction. Soon, they may even be able to dread their own deaths.
With the election of Zohran Mamdani in New York City, big-city mayors have once again become a focal point of national politics. Now, in Los Angeles, the mayoral race in November is heating up with Councilmember Nithya Raman edging out reality TV star Spencer Pratt to secure her candidacy against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.
Allora Dannon didn’t notice when her younger siblings started dating before she did, and she was mostly focused on her academics when her college classmates were rotating through hookups.