Stories by John Johnson

Savannah Guthrie's Missing Mom's Home Is a 'Crime Scene'
Savannah Guthrie's Missing
Mom's Home Is a 'Crime Scene'
the rundown
Feb 2, 2026 1:42 PM CST
Green River's 'Weird Path' May Finally Be Solved
Green River's 'Weird Path'
May Finally Be Solved
new study
Feb 2, 2026 12:25 PM CST
Trumps' Crypto Firm Struck a Big Deal With UAE Royalty
Trumps' Crypto Firm Struck
a Big Deal With UAE Royalty
Feb 2, 2026 10:16 AM CST
10 Vacancies, Zero Black Coaches Hired
10 Spots. Guess How Many
Black Coaches Got Hired?
OPINION
Feb 2, 2026 9:16 AM CST
India Has a Snakebite Problem
India Has a Snakebite Problem
Feb 2, 2026 8:31 AM CST
Molly Ringwald: Let's Not Remake John Hughes Movies
Molly Ringwald: Let's Not
Remake John Hughes Movies
Feb 2, 2026 7:46 AM CST
College Freshman Dies After Rush Event at Arizona Frat
College Freshman in Arizona
Dies After Frat Event
Feb 2, 2026 6:27 AM CST
Trump: I Might Sue Noah Over Epstein Joke
Trump Threatens to Sue
Trevor Noah Over Joke
Feb 2, 2026 5:49 AM CST
World Cities With the Highest Cost of Living
10 World Cities With
the Highest Cost of Living
Feb 1, 2026 11:50 AM CST
Factory Mistake Turns Sad Horse Into Smash Hit
Factory Mistake Turns
Sad Horse Into Smash Hit
in case you missed it
Feb 1, 2026 11:00 AM CST
Trump Has a Hat Suggestion for Newspaper's Tariff Critics
Trump Has a Hat Suggestion
for Newspaper's Tariff Critics
OPINION
Feb 1, 2026 8:30 AM CST
He Was a 'Nerd' Student DJ, and a Phishing Mastermind
This 'Nerd' Student DJ
Was a Phishing Mastermind
longform
Feb 1, 2026 8:16 AM CST
A Theme Emerges in Catherine O'Hara Tributes
A Theme Emerges in
Catherine O'Hara Tributes
Feb 1, 2026 7:59 AM CST
Burglars' New Trick: Hidden Cameras to Case Houses
Cops: Burglars Planting
Cameras to Case Houses
Feb 1, 2026 7:29 AM CST
A Case for Letting Teens Loiter
She Makes a Case
for Letting Teens Loiter
OPINION
Jan 31, 2026 4:09 PM CST
He Had His First Colonoscopy, Found It 'Wonderful'
He Had His First Colonoscopy,
Found It 'Wonderful'
OPINION
Jan 31, 2026 9:50 AM CST
What We Know About the Don Lemon Arrest
What We Know About
the Arrest of Don Lemon
updated
Jan 30, 2026 5:34 PM CST
DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Pretti Shooting
DOJ Opens Civil Rights
Probe Into Pretti Shooting
Jan 30, 2026 12:29 PM CST
Norway Polar Bears Defy Gloomy Predictions, for Now
Norway Polar Bears Defy
Gloomy Predictions, for Now
new study
Jan 30, 2026 10:01 AM CST
Researchers See Alzheimer's Clues in Terry Pratchett Books
Researchers See Alzheimer's
Clues in Terry Pratchett Books
new study
Jan 30, 2026 9:01 AM CST
David Brooks Is Leaving the New York Times
David Brooks
Is Leaving the
New York Times
Jan 30, 2026 8:16 AM CST
Progressive Outlet Nominates Minneapolis for Nobel
Progressive Outlet Nominates
Minneapolis for Nobel
Jan 30, 2026 7:36 AM CST
He's Now the No. 1 American Player in NHL History
He's Now the No. 1 American
Player in NHL History
Jan 30, 2026 7:21 AM CST
Her Long-Neglected Crock Sells for $32K
Her Long-Neglected Crock
Sells for $32K
Jan 29, 2026 4:35 PM CST
Cops: Teen Killed Pregnant Woman After Truck Sale
Cops: Teen Killed Pregnant
Woman After Truck Sale
Jan 29, 2026 3:20 PM CST
Illinois Deputy Who Shot Sonya Massey Gets 20 Years
Illinois Deputy Who Shot
Sonya Massey Gets 20 Years
Jan 29, 2026 10:44 AM CST
Goalie's Rare Feat Saves Team's Season
Soccer Goalie Saves
His Team—With a Goal
video
Jan 29, 2026 8:29 AM CST
Amy Klobuchar: I'm Running for Minnesota Governor
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Is
Aiming for a New Job
Jan 29, 2026 6:49 AM CST
Tim Walz: I'm Never Seeking Any Office Again
Tim Walz: I'm Never
Seeking Any Office Again
Jan 29, 2026 6:14 AM CST
Cops: Teen Carjacker Wanted to See Grandmother
Cops: Teen Carjacker
Wanted to See Grandmother
Jan 27, 2026 4:49 PM CST
Melania Trump: 'We Need to Unify'
Melania Trump: 'I'm
Calling for Unity'
Jan 27, 2026 1:36 PM CST
Canada's Carney: I Meant What I Said About the US
Canada's Carney: I Meant
What I Said About the US
Jan 27, 2026 11:54 AM CST
Friday Is the Test for Amazon's $75M Bet on Melania Trump
Friday a Big Test for Amazon's
$75M Bet on Melania Trump
Jan 27, 2026 10:38 AM CST
Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
Doomsday Clock Now Closer
Than Ever to 'Catastrophe'
Jan 27, 2026 10:21 AM CST
She Lets Her Child Watch TV, With One Catch
She Lets Her Child Watch
TV, but There's a Catch
OPINION
Jan 27, 2026 9:13 AM CST
In 'Extraordinary' Move, Judge Orders ICE Chief Into Court
In 'Extraordinary' Move, Judge
Orders ICE Chief Into Court
Jan 27, 2026 8:09 AM CST
Trump Meets With Noem for 2 Hours in Oval Office
Trump Meets With Noem
for 2 Hours in Oval Office
Jan 27, 2026 6:15 AM CST
Jennifer Garner's Organic Food Business Is Going Public
Jennifer Garner's
Organic Food
Business Is
Going Public
Jan 26, 2026 3:08 PM CST
Google to Pay Over Claims Voice Assistant Eavesdropped
Google to Pay Over Claims
Voice Assistant Eavesdropped
Jan 26, 2026 2:23 PM CST
Trump: I Had 'Very Good Call' With Minnesota Gov. Walz
Trump Shifts Tone on Walz
After 'Very Good Call'
Jan 26, 2026 12:17 PM CST
5 Editorials on the Alex Pretti Shooting
5 Editorials on the
Alex Pretti Shooting
OPINION
Jan 26, 2026 10:32 AM CST
Israeli Milestone: Remains of Final Hostage Retrieved
Israeli Milestone: Remains
of Final Hostage Retrieved
Jan 26, 2026 9:21 AM CST
Judge in Minneapolis to Hear Arguments on ICE Tactics
Judge in Minneapolis to Hear
Arguments on ICE Presence
Jan 26, 2026 8:39 AM CST
ICE Investigates Menacing Ace of Spades Cards
ICE Investigates Menacing
Ace of Spades Cards
Jan 26, 2026 7:28 AM CST
EU Launches Investigation Into Grok's Sexual Images
Europe Opens an Investigation
Into Elon Musk's Grok
Jan 26, 2026 6:11 AM CST
Greene to MAGA: You're Being 'Incited Into a Civil War'
MTG to MAGA: You're Being
'Incited Into Civil War'
Jan 26, 2026 5:39 AM CST
Aleppo Endured the War. Rebuilding Is a Different Matter
Aleppo Endured the War.
Rebuilding Is a Different Matter
longform
Jan 25, 2026 4:20 PM CST
Colorectal Cancer Is Now the No. 1 Cancer Death Under 50
Cancer Is Declining in Younger
People, With One Exception
in case you missed it
Jan 25, 2026 2:32 PM CST
Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X