The Latest Arts & Life 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. Neda Ulaby National A former teacher shot by her 6-year-old student wins a $10 million jury verdict Abby Zwerner's lawsuit accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at the Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest. The Associated Press Politics A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines. Tonya Mosley Arts & Life Patti Smith's 'Bread of Angels' serves as both a sequel and a prequel to 'Just Kids' Smith revisits her childhood and offers insights into her marriage in a new memoir. Bread of Angels offers an intimate, if imperfect, view of the visionary punk poet. Maureen Corrigan Business What Tesla wants to pay Elon Musk, by the (mind-blowing) numbers On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock. Camila Domonoske Education Chronic absenteeism is declining, but still not at pre-pandemic levels State policies could help schools address root causes. Tourism from Mexico increases, despite new visa requirements Visas cost more, and there are new requirements for visitors, including checking their social media for comments critical of the U.S. or the Trump administration. Politics Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him. Maria Aspan Environment See no emissions? State attorneys say Trump plan to stop tracking climate pollution is illegal A coalition of 15 states including Washington and Oregon says a Trump administration proposal to turn a blind eye to greenhouse gas pollution is illegal. John Ryan Politics Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she won't seek reelection The 85-year-old California Democrat's departure will mark the end of an era in Congress. In 2007, Pelosi became the first woman elected to serve as U.S. House speaker. Scott Shafer Prev 676 of 1644 Next Sponsored
Arts & Life 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. Neda Ulaby
National A former teacher shot by her 6-year-old student wins a $10 million jury verdict Abby Zwerner's lawsuit accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at the Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest. The Associated Press
Politics A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life Patti Smith's 'Bread of Angels' serves as both a sequel and a prequel to 'Just Kids' Smith revisits her childhood and offers insights into her marriage in a new memoir. Bread of Angels offers an intimate, if imperfect, view of the visionary punk poet. Maureen Corrigan
Business What Tesla wants to pay Elon Musk, by the (mind-blowing) numbers On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock. Camila Domonoske
Education Chronic absenteeism is declining, but still not at pre-pandemic levels State policies could help schools address root causes.
Tourism from Mexico increases, despite new visa requirements Visas cost more, and there are new requirements for visitors, including checking their social media for comments critical of the U.S. or the Trump administration.
Politics Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him. Maria Aspan
Environment See no emissions? State attorneys say Trump plan to stop tracking climate pollution is illegal A coalition of 15 states including Washington and Oregon says a Trump administration proposal to turn a blind eye to greenhouse gas pollution is illegal. John Ryan
Politics Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she won't seek reelection The 85-year-old California Democrat's departure will mark the end of an era in Congress. In 2007, Pelosi became the first woman elected to serve as U.S. House speaker. Scott Shafer