Saturday's top stories


Erica Pandey
Updated May 14, 2022 - Economy & Business

The American Dream is alive for immigrants

Illustration of a door made of an American flag opening with light pouring out. 
Felix Salmon
Updated May 14, 2022 - Economy & Business

It’s a bad year to be fantastically rich

Benjamin Franklin with a party horn

Want to rent a castle? Airbnb has an upgrade for that

Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, at a press conference.
Jennifer A. Kingson
Updated May 14, 2022 - Technology

All airport security hassles could eventually become obsolete

Illustration of an airport check-in sign with a happy face

Clarence Thomas: “Tremendously bad” Supreme Court leak shatters public trust

Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaking in October 2021 in Washington, D.C.
Erica Pandey
Updated May 14, 2022 - Health

The state of the teen mental health crisis — and how to help

Illustration of a young man walking under a thought bubble shaped raincloud

Make way for breadfruit waffles and maple pancake ice cream

A pint of maple pancake ice cream

How one Elon Musk tweet showed Twitter's impact on the stock market

Summer vacation is going to be expensive

Scoop: Trump leans toward endorsing Doug Mastriano for Pa. governor

Hope King
May 13, 2022 - Economy & Business

There's a shortage of graduation garb

Illustration of eyeballs wearing graduation cap

TV-bound Psaki bids Biden and press corps farewell at last briefing

Dan Primack
Updated May 13, 2022 - Technology

Elon Musk's Twitter clown car

An illustration of Twitter's logo as a puzzle with a piece missing.

Kathy Barnette tweets targeted Muslims, LGBTQ people and Obama

 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Barnette listens to speakers.

Texas allowed to resume investigations of families with trans kids

Israeli police beat Palestinian mourners at Shireen Abu Akleh funeral

Israeli police beat mourners carrying Shireen Abu Akleh's casket outside a hospital in Jerusalem. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images

Austin urges "immediate ceasefire" in call with Russia's defense minister

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during testimony on May 11, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Erin Doherty
May 13, 2022 - Sports

Russian authorities extend Brittney Griner's detention

Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury durring pregame warmups at Footprint Center on October 10, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona
Zachary Basu
May 13, 2022 - World

Erdoğan says Turkey does not support Finland and Sweden joining NATO

Erdogan

Mike Pence to campaign for Trump target Brian Kemp

Brian Kemp and Mike Pence
Andrew Freedman
May 13, 2022 - World

Exclusive: 21 federal agencies monitoring Ukraine war's environmental toll

Satellite image of damage to Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 9, 2022.
Ivana Saric
May 13, 2022 - World

UK sanctions Putin's rumored mistress

Alina Kabaeva
Ina Fried
May 13, 2022 - Technology
Column / Signal Boost

"Less is more" comes to big data

Elon Musk says Twitter deal "temporarily on hold"

Elon Musk
Tina Reed
May 13, 2022 - Health

Businesses face major benefits questions amid Roe uncertainty

Illustration of a contraceptive pill packet shaped like a briefcase.

Scoop: New Trump venture

Illustration of a microphone wearing a big red tie

The market collapse was easy to see coming

Illustration of a cracked dollar bill with water leaking out

How to fire with dignity

Illustration of a coffee mug with the Axios logo with steam forming a thought bubble
Dave Lawler
May 13, 2022 - World

U.S. seeks to "step up our game" and compete with China

Georgia swing voters: Abortion isn’t the central issue

Illustration of two ballots creating the shape of a medical cross

Jan. 6 committee opens a Pandora’s box of retaliation