This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith ...

Sometimes we get so used to dreamy landscapes and cute puppies that we forget about nature's dark side. But it's there.

Shares of solar tracking systems manufacturer Array (NASDAQ:ARRY) jumped 6.9% in the afternoon session after the stock hit a 52-week high amid strong company performance and positive sentiment across ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

Last month, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the Secret Service discovered a “suspicious” hunting stand near Palm Beach International Airport with a direct sight line to where President Donald ...

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...

His snake eyes were bigger than his stomach. Florida might have a new ally in the ongoing fight against the invasive Burmese python scourge — chilly weather. Researchers who track the elusive and ...

Difficulty digesting large meals may limit where these temperature-sensitive snakes can call home — and that might be a good thing in places where they're invasive. When you purchase through links on ...

Last year at this time, a mighty discourse developed on TikTok after creator Eric Sedeño brought the concept of vers bottom autumn (not to be confused with fem top fall) to everyone’s attention. While ...