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Our family’s flight from the L.A. fires brought the difference between vague preparedness and real emergency into shockingly sharp focus.

The coalition collapse that doomed Biden follows a grim precedent set by another Democratic leader: Jimmy Carter.

The question the Senate confirmation process must address is whether the department’s tradition of independence will be supplanted by a new value: loyalty.

Abbott Elementary and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia don’t have much common ground. That’s why their collaboration felt fresh.

The Democratic incumbent got more votes. Now the Republican challenger is trying to throw out tens of thousands of them.

Southern California is no stranger to fires. But the dreadful blazes that began yesterday are potentially transformative.

Most scholarship on the subject focuses on conditions during childhood. But government support during adulthood plays the biggest role.

The Substance is one of several recent movies that scrutinize older female performers’ struggle to stay relevant.

Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

With its visual interface and constant updates, the social web is a nightmare for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of cognitive decline.

Adaptations of Holmes stories are exploding now that the detective is in the public domain. Critics believe it should have happened decades ago.