Welcome to the December issue of The Highlight
In Bogotá, Colombia, care work — often overlooked and unpaid — eats up more than 35 billion hours of...
Author : Shawn Bernier
The twisted reason why Trump is bombing Venezuelan boats
US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room...
Your guide to the weirdest winter virus season we’ve ever had
Cold viruses, the flu, Covid-19, and RSV could be brutal this year. But you can protect yourself. | A....
The dark reality behind Trump’s anti-immigrant rants
President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on November 30, 2025, on...
What podcasts do to our brains
The most embarrassing thing happened to me recently. It was twilight, and I was walking my dog around the...
People taking Ozempic are losing muscle mass — and it’s freaking them out
We’re used to seeing Serena Williams on our TVs, muscles flexing, smashing a tennis ball past her opponent. But...
Republicans ask the Supreme Court to gut one of the last limits on money in politics
The Court’s decision seems inevitable. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images There is a specter of inevitability hanging over much of...
Can Marco Rubio end the war in Ukraine?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, alongside White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Jared Kushner (R), attend...
Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras?
A woman waves a Honduran flag near a polling station during the general election in Tegucigalpa on November 30,...
Trump’s confounding pardon of a drug lord, briefly explained
Juan Orlando Hernández is seen on April 21, 2022, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on his way to be extradited to...