It’s a fitting activity for Memorial Day. The U.S. Defense Department has called out for help from Cotswold Archaeology to uncover the remains of a pilot officially listed as missing since his B-17 Flying Fortress bomber went down in East Anglia, England, in 1944. “We’ll be working at an exceptionally special site for the next […]
D.C. police said officers shot an armed man Saturday after authorities accused the suspect of stabbing a police officer in the neck during a mental health crisis. Metropolitan Police Second District Commander Tatjana Savoy said the suspect, who wasn’t identified, was taken into custody and was in stable condition at a hospital following the incident […]
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak politicians have called for calm in the Central European country after Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times by a would-be assassin on Wednesday, a rare instance of political violence that came as a shock despite deep political polarization. Fico was in serious but stable condition Thursday, a […]
In just nine years, the oldest Gen-Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67. But they will have a rude awakening when they learn that the program’s trust fund is empty, leaving it able to pay out only as much in benefits as it takes from the paychecks of those then working. That’s […]
Truthfully, we have a long way to go to make our elections secure, but I like what I’m seeing coming out of Georgia. On Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 189, a new voting reform bill that mandates the counting and reporting of all absentee ballots on Election Night. The legislation is the latest […]
NEW YORK — Prosecutors will call their star witness, Michael Cohen, when former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial resumes on Monday, bringing the state’s case to a climax and setting the stage for a bruising cross-examination. Mr. Cohen went from being Mr. Trump’s loyal lawyer, or “fixer,” to his top detractor during Mr. Trump’s presidency. […]
The Indo-Pacific region is a central challenge for U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century. Threats from China and North Korea reshape the geopolitical dynamic and Washington’s alliances with democratic partners like South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines play an increasingly crucial role in maintaining stability and even shaping the global battle over the […]
The University of Texas-Austin is handling campus protests a little differently than some other universities. UT-A’s Faculty Council met on Tuesday morning to vote on a resolution defending the First Amendment on campus and a call for amnesty for protesters who were arrested. The council did the right thing. It did not bow to the […]
Leaders of some of the nation’s leading school districts went before Congress to defend their records of combating rising K-12 antisemitism, but lawmakers were skeptical any of them would be making the honor roll. Top school officials from New York City, Berkeley, California, and Montgomery County, Maryland, said they have taken action to stem the […]
A group of 15 civil rights organizations joined together to call for President Biden to pardon former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who they say was targeted during the Trump administration. In a letter to Mr. Biden, the groups said she was “wrongfully convicted… after enduring the political persecution and malicious prosecution of the […]
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