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A look ahead at President Trump’s State of the Union; the Taliban attacks in Afghanistan amid peace talks.


Virginia officials grapple with accusations; El Salvador elects a millennial president.


Spring is coming early!


A flawed list of voters in Texas; the US will withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia.


Howard Schultz tests the political waters; European nations form a company that could trade with Iran.


The XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.


Hurricane Maria relief efforts are slow and costly; a burst dam in Brazil has major human and environmental impacts.


The US brings charges against the Chinese tech giant Huawei; Brexit negotiations will return to Brussels.


Updates and analysis about the biggest American sporting event of the year.


How a polar vortex links to climate change; the US steps up pressure to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Reclaim icy sidewalks without slipping.


FXX’s sardonic romantic comedy is one of TV’s smartest shows.


Netflix helps you keep your New Year’s resolutions.


HBO’s anthology drama returns, still shaggy, philosophical, and fascinating.


ABC’s family sitcom breaks the family sitcom mold.




Everybody loves this Pop TV sitcom. Can everybody be wrong?


Comedy Central presents a hysterical take on 21st century fame.


Don’t pretend you’re better than Fox’s reality show catastrophe.
Syfy’s adaptation of the book trilogy is TV’s best current answer to Buffy.


Freeform’s Black-ish spinoff just might have surpassed its parent.


Freeform takes on the uncertainty of the early 20s in this Fosters spinoff.


truTV returns to well-trod ground, but with very funny people


The beloved web series’ third season on HBO is a new high.


Starz puts a new twist on the spy drama — and the parallel universe show.


Comedy Central’s bleak look at the workplace will make you laugh — or maybe weep.


The king of Fox’s animated sitcoms is still funny in season 9




Democrats can now investigate everything from Trump’s finances to family separation. But first they need to open the government.


Mueller indicts Roger Stone; Trump allows the government to temporarily reopen.


Air traffic controllers’ role in American political history comes full circle.


The Senate shuts down vote to reopen federal government; tracing Ebola’s origins.


Contesting the State of the Union address; a president is challenged in Venezuela.


Trump’s transgender military ban gets a boost from the Supreme Court; a deadly explosion in Mexico raises troubling questions.


MLK was murdered more than 50 years ago. His legacy has been distorted ever since.


Lies surround Trump’s business in Russia; an explosion in Colombia’s capital.


The LA teacher strikes continue; a North Korean official visits Washington.


He was into literature and history.


Barr’s Senate confirmation hearings begin; the UK Parliament rejects May’s Brexit deal.

