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crime 2:24 p.m.

Chris Watts Is Accused of Murdering His Wife and Daughters. Here’s What to Know.A day after pleading for their return, Chris Watts of Colorado was arrested for murdering his pregnant wife and their two daughters.

By Madeleine Aggeler

representation 2:03 p.m.

Kelly Marie Tran Writes Moving Essay on Racism, Toxic Fans: ‘I Am Not Giving Up’She reintroduced herself with her real name, Loan.

By Hunter Harris

crime 12:55 p.m.

Missing Iowa College Student Mollie Tibbetts Reportedly Found DeadThe 20-year-old was last seen jogging near her home in late July.

By Gabriella Paiella

ask a boss 12:00 p.m.

How to Answer the 6 Most Common Job-Interview QuestionsThink about what your interviewer wants to hear.

By Alison Green

sexual assault 11:28 a.m.

Asia Argento Denies Sexually Assaulting 17 Year-Old ActorShe says she is “shocked” but acknowledges she gave her accuser money.

By Lisa Ryan

work 9:14 a.m.

How I Get It Done: Gloria Steinem“Most people must work to live, but some of us live to work.”

By Kate Dwyer

sexual assault 8:30 a.m.

Police Are Looking Into Sexual-Assault Allegations Against Asia ArgentoThey have not yet “located any police report alleging criminal activity.”

By Sarah Nechamkin

crime 8/20/2018

Colorado Man Suspected of Killing Wife and Daughters Charged With MurderChris Watts, who made a public plea for the return of his missing family, is being charged for the murder of his wife and young daughters.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

power 8/20/2018

How to Protest Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination This WeekendOn August 26, cities across the country will protest Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee.

By Amanda Arnold

sure 8/20/2018

Major Newspaper Endorses Self-Proclaimed Alien Abductee for Congress in FloridaBettina Rodriguez Aguilera, a GOP candidate, said she was taken up into a spaceship when she was 7 years old.

By Madeleine Aggeler

be best 8/20/2018

Checking in on the Be Best Initiative, a Week After Trump Called Omarosa a ‘Dog’Melania said social media can be “destructive and harmful when used incorrectly.” Indeed!

By Madeleine Aggeler

hot shot 8/20/2018

Newt and Callista Gingrich Deftly Facetuned ThemselvesWere they coached by Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr.?

By Madeleine Aggeler

me too 8/20/2018

The Asia Argento Assault Allegations Shouldn’t Undermine #MeTooThe actress reportedly paid $380,000 to settle a claim that she sexually assaulted a 17-year-old.

By Lisa Ryan

sexual assault 8/19/2018

Asia Argento Refused to Make Her Accuser Sign an NDAThe New York Times reports the actress reached a settlement with an actor who has accused her of sexually assaulting him when he was a minor.

By Lisa Ryan

sexual assault 8/19/2018

Asia Argento Reportedly Made a Deal With Own Sexual Assault AccuserA New York Times report finds the actress paid her accuser $380,000 after she allegedly assaulted him when he was 17.

By Halle Kiefer

ice 8/19/2018

ICE Detained a Man Driving Pregnant Wife to HospitalShe had to drive herself to the hospital, where she gave birth to their child alone.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

white house drama 8/17/2018

Omarosa Has Incriminating Video, Texts and Emails, Says a Source Close to HerShe was offered a high-paying position to stay “positive” about the president.

By Sarah Nechamkin

kellyanne conway 8/17/2018

Mean Girl Kellyanne Conway: ‘Why Is Everybody So Obsessed’ With TrumpThe counselor to the president is puzzled by a strange fixation with the world’s most powerful person.

By Jonathan Chait

year of the democratic woman 8/17/2018

GOP’s Fate in the Midterms Is in the Hands of WomenCollege-educated and minority women are trending Democratic at potentially historic levels. If white working-class women begin to join them, look out!

By Ed Kilgore

police brutality 8/17/2018

Police Tase 87-Year-Old Grandmother Cutting FlowersThe department is defending the use of force against the elderly Syrian woman, who has dementia.

By Gabriella Paiella

department of the interior 8/17/2018

Melania Chose Modern White House Furniture but Trump Replaced It With Gaudy CrapGuess that explains all the tacky gold décor.

By Lisa Ryan

money 8/17/2018

My Divorce Cost Me $250,000“At one point, my ex-husband said, ‘You’re going to be left with nothing at the end of this.’”

As told to Charlotte Cowles

big boy parade 8/16/2018

Donald Trump’s Military Parade Costs 666 Percent More Than Originally EstimatedA cursed, extremely over-budget event.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

true crime 8/16/2018

Brazilian Butt Doctor Charged With Murder in Patient DeathDenis Furtado performed a butt-enhancing procedure on a woman who died after receiving the injections.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

crime 8/16/2018

Man Arrested for Killing Wife and Children After Pleading for Their Return on TV“I need to see everybody again. This house is not complete without anybody here,” he said in an interview the day before his arrest.

By Madeleine Aggeler

niche drama 8/16/2018

Chaos, Threats Erupt After Maine Restaurant Changes French Fry ShapesBrutal.

By Gabriella Paiella

everybody hates brett 8/16/2018

Only 28 Percent of Women Want Kavanaugh to Be a Supreme Court JusticeA new CNN poll confirms that most women across party lines don’t like Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

usa gymnastics 8/16/2018

Every ‘Fierce Five’ Gymnasts Has Now Claimed That Larry Nassar Abused ThemTwo more Olympic medal–winning gymnasts have revealed that the disgraced doctor sexually abused them.

By Amanda Arnold

sexual assault 8/16/2018

Life After Accusing Nick Carter of Rape Has Been Hell, Melissa Schuman Says“My abuser has a slew of fans, people who support him no matter what. And they’ve made it their life’s mission to destroy me.”

By Amanda Arnold

predator priests 8/16/2018

What’s Next for the 1,000-Plus Victims of Catholic ‘Predator Priests’?Of 301 Catholic priests named in a shocking abuse report, just two are facing trial. A proposed bill could change that.

By Madeleine Aggeler

unite the right 8/16/2018

‘Get Out of My Room!’: Far-Right Leader’s Dad Interrupts Anti-Semitic LivestreamWith a host of lawsuits to pay off, Jason Kessler is stuck staying with his parents.

By Sarah Nechamkin

my two cents 8/16/2018

How to Stop Cheating on Your BudgetThe key is to catch yourself at just the right moment.

By Charlotte Cowles

lawsuits 8/15/2018

Baker Who Refused Cake to Gay Couple Is Still Refusing CakesJack Phillips is suing the state of Colorado for being sanctioned after discriminating against a transgender woman.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

miserable couples 8/15/2018

The 4 Bitterest Exchanges in the Kellyanne and George Conway ProfileA joint profile of the couple paints a very bleak picture of their relationship.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

bullies 8/15/2018

Middle School Closed for Safety Concerns After Adults Threaten Transgender GirlAn Oklahoma middle school closed down for two days after multiple parents threatened a transgender girl with violence.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

presidential tweets 8/15/2018

For Some Unknown Reason, Trump Thinks Dogs Are Constantly Getting FiredHe has perplexingly accused several of his critics of getting “fired like a dog.”

By Madeleine Aggeler

abortion rights 8/15/2018

Woman Dies From DIY Abortion a Week After Argentina’s Abortion VoteLast week, the Argentine Senate rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion. This week, a mother of two died following an illegal procedure.

By Amanda Arnold

stoneman shooting 8/15/2018

The Parkland Community Is Sending Students Love on Their First Day of SchoolStudents and families took to Twitter to mourn and offer support, six months and one day after the shooting.

By Amanda Arnold

power 8/15/2018

Days After Facing Domestic-Abuse Allegations, Keith Ellison Wins PrimaryOver the weekend, Ellison was accused of violently dragging his ex-girlfriend out of bed and cursing at her.

By Amanda Arnold

a woman's place is in the house 8/15/2018

What to Know About Ilhan Omar, the Former Refugee Who Won a Minnesota PrimaryShe would be the first Somali-American in Congress.

By Sarah Nechamkin

how i get it done 8/15/2018

How I Get It Done: Samantha BeeThe Full Frontal host on packing chili for lunch, SoulCycle, and learning to bake croissants.

By Lisa Ryan

love in the time of trump 8/15/2018

Apparently Kimberly Guilfoyle Calls Don Jr. ‘Junior Mint’A reference to his bank account, or his sweet, adultering personality?

By Sarah Nechamkin

roe v. wade 8/15/2018

11 Essential Stories on AbortionWhat access to reproductive care looked like before Roe v. Wade, what it’s like now, and what it’s in danger of becoming again.

By Sarah Nechamkin

2018 elections 8/15/2018

Vermont’s Christine Hallquist Wins Primary, Could Be First Transgender GovernorHallquist won Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, and will now face GOP incumbent Phil Scott, whose popularity just took a dive.

By Margaret Hartmann

2018 midterms 8/14/2018

Bernie Sanders Won His Vermont PrimaryIn one of four primary races across the country, Bernie Sanders secured his place on the November ballot.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

racism 8/14/2018

Sarah Sanders ‘Can’t Guarantee’ There’s No Recording of Trump Saying the N-wordIn a statement that’s sure to do nothing to quell the rumors about Trump’s racist conduct.

By Amanda Arnold

crime 8/14/2018

300 ‘Predator Priests’ Abused Over 1,000 Children with Impunity, Report SaysA horrifying report reveals seven decades of widespread abuse in Pennsylvania’s Catholic church.

By Madeleine Aggeler

summer of scam 8/14/2018

Sister Lunch Ladies Accused of Stealing Nearly $500,000 in Lunch MoneyThey’re accused of surreptitiously pocketing almost half a million dollars over the course of five years.

By Amanda Arnold

ask a boss 8/14/2018

‘My Boss Is Having Sex in the Office!’You are not overreacting.

By Alison Green

immigration 8/14/2018

Strapping Kids to Chairs in Immigrant Detention Is Not Abuse, State Review FindsInvestigators confirmed that Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center does restrain kids, but that this practice is not abusive.

By Amanda Arnold