‘Wicked: For Good’ has $150 million opening, ending box office trance
One year after Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” adaptation turned the Broadway hit into a cultural phenomenon, its sequel has enchanted...
Amid talks in Geneva, Ukraine peace plan criticized over concessions to Russia
KYIV — U.S. and Ukrainian officials are in Geneva on Sunday working through a new version of a controversial plan...
The small-town football player who took a run at an NFL star’s record
FORT WAYNE and KNOX, Ind. — On a wet grassy field two hours away from home, Myles McLaughlin waited in...
College football loves storybook endings. Plenty could be on tap.
Here comes another last weekend in November, and there goes No. 1 Ohio State, northbound. The Buckeyes haven’t lost since...
Our best Thanksgiving bread recipes, including rolls, biscuits and cornbread
There’s no day or meal when I wouldn’t eat bread. Even on Thanksgiving, with so many other dishes vying for...
Give your Thanksgiving leftovers the grilled cheese treatment
What’s your post-Thanksgiving Day plan? In years past, it might have included going to sleep early to wake up well...
Border Patrol’s Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops
CHARLOTTE — The gourmet pasta shop surrounded by million-dollar Colonials might not be the most obvious spot for clues about...
These ducks are local celebrities and walk the red carpet daily
Every morning at 10:30, Kenon Walker rolls out a red carpet across the hotel lobby in preparation for the first...
The signs of educational decline are now impossible to ignore
Some years ago, during a dinner party, our smoke detector started beeping while we were broiling steaks. I dashed into...
With great presidential power comes great presidential blame
A year after his election to a second term in office, Donald Trump has concentrated more of the federal government’s...
Azzi Fudd was a can’t-miss basketball star. Then she had to prove it again.
As far as basketball parents go, Tim and Katie Fudd have played, watched and analyzed as much as any others,...
Privatize air traffic control
Americans flying home for Thanksgiving are no doubt relieved the government shutdown ended when it did. Still, the chaos at...
It’s time to end the filibuster
Scott Bessent is U.S. treasury secretary. The American people are just now emerging from the longest and most devastating government...
Pit bulls welcomed back to this Maryland county after 29-year ban
Prince George’s County Council Chairman Edward P. Burroughs III (D-District 8) vowed he wouldn’t get another dog again after the...
More states are offering cheap health plans to farmers, with a catch
For years, Indiana farmer Corina Brant found herself squeezed on health care. Unable to qualify for Affordable Care Act subsidies,...
