Vox Archives Archive
Archives for September 2018


50 million Facebook users may have been hacked; Indonesia is hit by back-to-back earthquakes and a tsunami.


Sen. Jeff Flake is arguing for a one-week delay on the floor vote.


A teary Ford and Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee; a new study has dire predictions for killer whales.


A Chinese spy is caught in Chicago; Ebola hits the Democratic Republic of Congo.


A new study finds universal preschool is good for parents, kids, and, potentially, the economy.


Bill Cosby is sentenced to jail time; a populist wave begins to swell in Brazil.


A second woman accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct; Russia’s alliance with Israel weakens as one with Syria grows.


A bombshell report on Rod Rosenstein fuels Trump’s suspicions; the Kremlin apparently wanted to smuggle WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to Russia.


Back-to-back-to-back mass shootings take place within 24 hours; more than 200 presumed to be dead after a boat meant for 100 people capsizes in Tanzania.

From banana slicers to sock sliders to pre-peeled oranges.


It’s all about Beto and barbecue in the Texas Senate race; Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif is a free man ... for the time being.


We examine what makes music so universal in this week’s episode of Explained.


Hurricane Florence reaches the Northeast; Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in embrace in Pyongyang.


Here’s what it taught me about money and privilege.


Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser comes forward; the year’s most powerful storm lands in Southeast Asia.