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‘It was the counterculture,’ veteran journalist Steve Oney said. ‘People were using [cocaine] for recreational purposes. Other times, they’d have an all-night edit session and snort a couple lines and then just work’

The number of drug-related deaths among people under 35 dropped almost 50 percent in recent years

A former DOGE staffer says he was fired for praising the government's efficiency in an interview, despite the agency's stated commitment to finding waste.

Do real friends try to poison each other?

With a scant legislative record but a lot of face recognition, the representative from North Texas has found a way to make a mark in his first term.

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AI

Trump declared a "Big WIN" after a court ruled that the AP News can continue to be barred from its press corps for refusal to adopt Gulf of America terminology.

Here is an extremely incomplete list of songs that were written, produced and/or performed by Pharrell Williams: “Alright” (Kendrick Lamar), “Hot in Herre” (Nelly), “Blurred Lines” (Robin Thicke), “Hollaback Girl” (Gwen Stefani), “Get Lucky” (Daft Punk), “Milkshake” (Kelis), “Shake Ya A–” (Mystikal), “Rock Your Body” (Justin Timberlake), “I’m a Slave…

Much of the country has little access to local news, with public media filling the void – and serving as a lifeline

A new study on the trustworthiness of PBS fails to persuade.

White House seeks to enshrine cuts Musk-led agency flagged, $8.3bn from state and USAID and $1.1bn from media