Rama Duwaji kicked off the first day of 2026 not at a flashy New Year’s party in the corners of a swanky Manhattan loft, but at midnight next to her husband Zohran Mamdani at a private swearing-in ...

If you live in or near Los Angeles or Anaheim, the California High-Speed Rail Authority wants to hear from you.

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

You’d be forgiven if you can’t hum the 18th-century Cumbrian folk song “Do Ye Ken John Peel.” But in 1942, a version of that ...

A ceremony meant to honor U.S. service members took an unexpected turn when Donald Trump appeared disoriented moments into the event. As he spoke about […] ‘Did You Hear That Squelch’: Trump’s Tries t ...

Over the summer, Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe, also known as Nicolandria, became a fan favorite on “Love Island.” Despite winning second place in the reality dating show, Nicolandria, ...

“Love Island’s” Olandria and Nic (a.k.a Nicolandria) reflect on overnight fame, public scrutiny, and learning to protect their mental health. Over the summer, Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe, ...

This time last year Olandria Carthen was sitting at a desk inside a corporate office building in Houston, probably on a Teams call staring at her own face. I should not be selling elevators, she’d ...

In its first released footage, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” promises to be the director’s most expansive vision yet. A six-minute clip from the film is playing before this weekend’s Imax ...

One recent college graduate recorded ambient sounds during his commute and found something surprising. His resulting podcast — a finalist in NPR's College Podcast Challenge — may change the way you ...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis' first taste of winter this season was definitely eventful, especially after numerous residents reported a rare weather phenomenon as snow fell. A winter storm hit the region ...