In a time of crisis, Trump falls back on rants rather than unity
There was a time, not that far in the past, when a shocking tragedy would bring the country together. Americans...
Deepfake of North Carolina lawmaker used in award-winning Whirlpool video
When DeAndrea Salvador began receiving emails in June from people in Brazil, the North Carolina state senator assumed they were...
Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign’
After Donald Trump’s reelection last year, a retired Army general who’d been critical of the president in the past made...
From a cross to cymbals: Inside the push for a jail to get a church
A silver chain holding a large cross reflected off the chest of the pastor as he moved about the gymnasium....
The Aussie bruiser channeling Robert Redford in Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’
NEW YORK — Joel Edgerton is a talker. It’s not just the volume of words, but the quality. Rich, descriptive...
It was the greatest day of my life. But even at 5, I saw the cracks.
Adapted and excerpted from “Year of the Water Horse” © 2025 by Janice Page. Reprinted with permission from Pegasus Books....
What the Ralph Lauren Christmas trend reveals about our cultural moment
Layering a bounty of lush textures and rich colors in your home to decorate for the holidays might be an...
Why this Democrat refuses to retaliate against Trump’s GOP redistricting
BALTIMORE — A hurricane of political rage had pummeled Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), and he walked through south...
As Pope Leo visits Lebanon, Christians are fleeing the Middle East
BEIRUT — The Rev. Issam Ibrahim remembers when citrus orchards surrounded Mar Youssef Maronite church in the southern suburbs of...
A weird way to watch TV is bringing people a surprising amount of joy
There is yet another weird way to watch television. People are sitting through one to two minute, out-of-order clips of...
DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.
CHICAGO — Juan Manuel Armenta was at a bus stop en route to pick up his paycheck when he was...
Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do
Americans keep saying it: They want lower prices. Groceries have swelled 25 percent in the past five years. The average...
Congressional committees to scrutinize U.S. killing of boat strike survivors
Republican-led committees in the Senate and the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a Washington...
Indian outreach to Taliban is ratcheting up Afghan-Pakistani tensions
Afghanistan and Pakistan appear headed toward a new military escalation amid deadly attacks on both sides of the border and...
4 killed, 10 injured in shooting at family celebration in California
At least four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at a family gathering Saturday in Stockton, California,...
