Donald Trump’s least convincing impersonator, Ron DeSantis, is bringing the president’s attacks on science and the health and safety of children to the Sunshine State. DeSantis’ handpicked state surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, announced Wednesday the state will move to eliminate all vaccine requirements for children to attend public schools. …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Florida Arrest Over Rainbow Chalk Art Near Pulse Nightclub
A judge tossed a case, finding no probable cause on Saturday after Florida police arrested a man as part of an ongoing standoff over art at a crosswalk memorializing the 2016 mass shooting at the LGBTQ Pulse nightclub in Orlando, WESH reported. The man has been released from jail. Florida …
Read More »'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Poses Serious Risks to Immigrants Beyond Just Alligators
Experts are concerned about the dangerous conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center that opened Tuesday in the Florida Everglades. Hurricanes, flooding, and mosquitoes pose a more likely threat to people incarcerated there than the alligators and snakes that President Donald Trump has “joked” about. Built in eight days, …
Read More »Republican Donors Cash In on 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigrant Camp
President Donald Trump traveled to Florida on Tuesday to tour what Republicans have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a 5,000-bed immigration detention center built in a remote, hot, and disgustingly humid corner of the Everglades. The facility — a collection of plastic tents outfitted with bunk beds in literal cages — was …
Read More »'Ladyworld Festival' Tickets Are Almost Sold-Out: Here's Where to Find Passes Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “Who run the world? Girls.” And this new three-day event, put on in collaboration with cosmetics giant e.l.f., is here to prove it. TheLadyworld Festival, happening from Sep. …
Read More »He Had a Mental Breakdown Talking to ChatGPT. Then Police Killed Him
“I will find a way to spill blood.” This was one of the many disturbing messages Alex Taylor typed into ChatGPT on April 25, the last day of his life. The 35-year-old industrial worker and musician had been attempting to contact a personality that he believed had lived — and …
Read More »RFK Jr. and Republicans Are Dismantling a Health Achievement: Fluoride in Water
Disregarding the advice of medical professionals, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republicans are leading a charge against what has been heralded as one of the greatest public health achievements: fluoride in public water. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned fluoride from public water on Thursday, …
Read More »The Second 'Grand Theft Auto VI' Trailer Has Arrived
Just days after announcing the hotly anticipated game would be delayed until May 26, 2026, the second Grand Theft Auto VI trailer is here. The nearly three-minute clip from Rockstar Games gives an extended look at the in-game story: It opens with an older man greeting protagonist Jason Duval, who …
Read More »The Biggest Questions Remaining Around the Jeffrey Epstein Case
Last week, the White House took a stab at transparency by distributing binders of files related to the late financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to a number of prominent far-right influencers. The idea was that these people would comb through the material — what U.S. Attorney General Pam …
Read More »Andrew Tate and Brother Tristan Are Under Criminal Investigation in Florida: Attorney General
Accused rapist and sex trafficker Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are under criminal investigation in Florida, according to the state’s Attorney General James Uthmeier, after the pair arrived in Fort Lauderdale last week. “These guys have themselves publicly admitted to participating in what very much appears to be soliciting, …
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