Sunday, April 12, 2026

Malls are dead. Where do we hang out now?

There was more to RiverGate Mall than the building or the businesses there. In its heyday, it offered a sense of community hard to find in 2026. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Apr 10 2026

 
Inside the former Northridge Mall in Milwaukee in 2024. Exterior demolition work has started on the mall as a precursor to the entire mall being razed to make way for new development.

There was more to RiverGate Mall than the building or the businesses there. In its heyday, it offered a sense of community hard to find in 2026.

President Joe Biden announces a new plan for federal student loan relief in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024.
 

Flee the country rather than pay back a loan? Give me a break.

Many of the 40 million Americans who have federal student loan debt seem to believe they shouldn't have to pay back the loans.

A protester wears a President Donald Trump mask at a demonstration against military action in Iran in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2026.
 

Republicans will try to convince you this is normal. It isn't.

A president shouldn't be able to walk away from threatening to wipe out an entire civilization and then carry on like he's a normal president.

President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, addresses reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2026.
 

Trump's classic pressure diplomacy achieved the impossible in Iran

A ceasefire is one thing. Turning it into an agreement that keeps the Strait of Hormuz open and reins in Iran's nuclear program is vital.

Smoke rises over Azadi Square following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, on April 6, 2026.
 

US, Iran peace talks are a road to nowhere

The ceasefire looks like a win. But Iran is using it to strengthen the regime Trump claims to have weakened.

There are hundreds of billions of dollars of untapped resources on the moon, like rare earth elements. But is space exploration worth the cost? USA TODAY readers respond in our Opinion Forum.
 

I applaud the brave Artemis II crew, but this was the wrong time

Is the Artemis II mission worth it? Your answers ranged from serious skepticism of the costly program to excitement over our continued exploration.

The LA28 Olympic Games cauldron is lit during a ceremonial lighting in Los Angeles, where the LA Summer Games will take place July 14-30, 2028. Ticket sales opened globally April 9, 2026.
 

I'm a professional basketball player. Trans women aren't a threat.

IOC's policy invites unequal scrutiny. We cannot choose our genes or chromosomes, but we can choose whether we protect the dignity of every athlete.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026, restricting mail-in voting.
 

Trump, who votes by mail, is now attacking voting by mail

Trump's executive order isn't about voting, or how you cast your ballot. It's about him deciding if he wants you to vote at all.

Christine Villabona-Kuntz and her mother, Lucille Villabona-Kuntz, in January 2026.
 

I thought I knew caregiving. Being my mom's caregiver proved me wrong.

Caring for my mother isn't just physical. It's emotional, relentless and often invisible. I constantly anticipate risk while trying to save dignity.

In April 2026, Anthropic announced Project Glasswing, "a new initiative that brings together Amazon Web Services, Anthropic, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorganChase, the Linux Foundation, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks in an effort to secure the world’s most critical software. We formed Project Glasswing because of capabilities we’ve observed in a new frontier model trained by Anthropic that we believe could reshape cybersecurity. Claude Mythos Preview is a
 general-purpose, unreleased frontier model that reveals a stark fact: AI models have reached a level of coding capability where they can surpass all but the most skilled humans at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities."
 

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The conversation has to flow both ways, and what people outside AI companies think should inform what we build.

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