Voters throughout the country head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the midterm elections, with control of Congress, dozens of governorships, and major policy proposals all on the line. What’s on the ballot today? All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs. Beyond Washington, 36…
It’s perhaps the most consequential map in American history. And it could be yours. The hand-drawn chart of the Mason-Dixon Line that eventually divided the free from the slave states is going up for auction. Remounted on backing made of Japanese rice paper, the document will go on sale Thursday in a livestreamed event. “It’s…
Brody Saner, a college student in Kansas says he believes it’s his duty to vote.”If there’s something you’re not happy with, go out and vote. Do your part to change it.” Early voting is underway throughout the country in the 2026 midterm elections and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. All 435 seats in the…
Viral video of police being called to a youth soccer game near Orlando, Florida, is drawing outrage, with some claiming the cops showed up because a 3-year-old child was too good, while the league’s director says the call was made because the parents were being disruptive. No one disputes that 3-year-old Nevada, who can be…
On the streets of Schenectady, New York, Ron Ladouceur is “ghost hunting” in broad daylight, alongside an old brick wall. “We’ve got a couple of letters we can make out here, right?” he said. “There’s the word ‘service,’ that’s pretty clear. The brand name was here. This was probably an auto service center of some…
Lauren Andrews says she was almost like a secondary parent to Sandra Birchmore, who was allegedly killed by then-police officer Matthew Farwell, and that Birchmore had a difficult upbringing. Andrews told CBS News she spoke with Birchmore just two weeks before her death in February 2021 and never believed the medical examiner’s initial conclusion that Birchmore…
Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy, was asked to describe her mother. She replied, “Extraordinarily chic, fun, funny, fully alive.” Kerry says that most people don’t know very much about her mom’s life. She calls it “a story of wonder and beauty and inspiration.” But not of self-reflection. As…
Julia Donaldson’s stories have been filling children’s heads with wonder for decades. “When I’ve got a pencil in my hand, it’s like an electric current,” she said. “My brain can send the words down my arm onto the page.” Donaldson has sold more than 75 million books worldwide, and more in the U.K. than any…
In July, Reps. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, and Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, had a request for the Federal Election Commission: help make sure artificial intelligence chatbots do not feed voters false information about the 2026 midterm elections. The lawmakers, writing to the FEC as well as the Justice and Homeland Security…
Interlocking silhouettes and bold lines shape Keith Haring’s signature style. In his own words: “It was made for lots of people. You don’t have to know anything about art to appreciate it.” “I would describe his work as graphic, as fun, as direct, as appealing,” said Austen Bailly, a curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of…
