Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but...
U.S. May Label Brazilian Gangs as Terror Groups, After Push by the Bolsonaros
The Trump administration is weighing designating Brazil’s two biggest drug gangs as terrorist groups, after lobbying by two sons of...
Drones haven’t won the fight in Ukraine. That matters as the West learns new ways of war.
Ukraine and Russia are using more drones than have ever been seen in war, but neither side has won. Ivan...
Humpback Whale Is Freed After Days Stranded Off German Beach
Against the odds, a 40-foot humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters off the coast of northern Germany...
Will ANY NY politician call out the lunacy of unions’ ‘Fix Tier 6’ cash grab?
New York public-employee unions are pushing for an utterly obscene giveaway, undoing the 2012 pension reform that saved taxpayers $80...
It’s Elon Musk’s World Now
Roughly a year ago, Elon Musk was everywhere, a “co-president” or “first buddy” who promised to slash $2 trillion from...
One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power
There’s a whole menu of different energy sources to choose from in generating electric power—coal, gas, wind, and so on—and...
In ‘Tristan und Isolde,’ a Woodwind Player Finds Himself Onstage
Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll meet an English horn player who is appearing onstage at the Metropolitan Opera for...
Can We Settle Your Music Debate? Of Course We Can.
To love pop music is to argue about it — with your friends, with family members, with strangers on the...
‘Near-empty chamber’ appalls onlookers as only 5 senators attend midnight TSA crisis vote
Onlookers were left baffled early Friday after a “near-empty chamber” in the Senate managed to advance a major spending bill...
