Maxine Johnston was a mild-mannered librarian who had just the right temperament to take on big timber companies.

SAN FRANCISCO – Basketball is often lauded as a game of skill. Gifted ball-handlers jet through the open court. Talented shooters turn slivers of space into spectacular shots. Deft passers transform ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services made an announcement that it ...

Texas designers, it's time to step up. The State Fair of Texas is hosting a boot design contest for Big Tex and needs your help creating a new pair of big, beautiful boots for the iconic 55-foot-tall ...

Big Tex’s boots are worn out after the 2025 State Fair of Texas season. So now, he’ll need a new, fresh pair for the next three years. That’s where you come in. Texans can now submit their own ...

It’s time to give Big Tex a new pair of boots! The 2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The contest, presented by Lucchese, gives State Fair fans the chance to design the ...

Big Tex is coming down today after the 2025 State Fair of Texas. Police may have found a new serial killer Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump, saying she threatened $1B suit over Epstein-related ...

What’s BECCS, and why’s it so complicated? Sucking carbon pollution out of the atmosphere is becoming a big business—companies are paying top dollar for technologies that can cancel out their own ...

A documentary about the aftermath of this year’s devastating L.A. wildfires — executive produced by Mark Hamill and Ricki Lake — has launched as the film hit Vimeo on Wednesday. Directed by David ...

Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety ...

A wedding without a mishap is rare—but one bridesmaid was horrified to know she was the reason for a pretty stark one. The woman preparing for her friend's wedding day was left "mortified" after she ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Progress in the foundations of physics is moving slowly. And yet it moves. Today I look at the five biggest problems in physics, what their status is, and how long it will ...