If you abide by the following guidelines, I guarantee that you won ... Coleman Spilde is a senior staff culture writer and critic at Salon, specializing in film, television and music.

Polish entrepreneur Aleksandra Kasperek runs a professional cuddling salon, which has become so popular that there's a ...

Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course. Trump was extremely hostile to these visas in the past, as one of his ...

Norovirus cases are surging across the country this winter, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. There were 91 outbreaks reported by state health departments during ...

The patient was hospitalized in Louisiana, the health agency said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States.

President-elect Donald Trump is mulling privatization of the United States Postal Service. Sources who spoke to the Post claim the president-elect has eagerly discussed gutting one of the federal ...

When I saw the news of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s stunning killing in Manhattan on Wednesday, my mind immediately went to the television show “Mr. Robot,” Sam Esmail’s dark ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the United States. The patient had been exposed to sick and dead birds in ...

In response to the news on Monday that police in Pennsylvania apprehended 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, the prime suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Sen. Ted Cruz, R ...

Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course. One consistent throughline in Mangione’s online presence is his ...

Heather Digby Parton, also known as "Digby," is a contributing writer to Salon. She was the winner of the 2014 Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism.

While overdose deaths for 2024 have not been calculated yet, and will not be until after the end of the year, the CDC said that deaths fell 17% in a one-year period. It's the largest decrease in ...