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I’m suing social-media platforms like Snapchat — so someone else’s child doesn’t die like mine did

I never imagined I would be a plaintiff in the landmark social-media-addiction trials that started last week in Los Angeles. But when your daughter is taken from you tragically because of...

What the Grammys did to Cher is criminal — shame on them for disgraceful display

Superstar Cher, 79, appeared dazed and confused when she took the stage to accept...

We Are What We Pretend to Be

Robert Peel created modern police forces and wanted them to be seen as an...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Stumbles into Populism’s Blind Alley

Anyone who tries to meet the aggrieved populists in the middle will be outflanked...

Where Does Ron DeSantis Go Next?

If Casey DeSantis passes on the Florida governor’s race, the incumbent will find himself...

What to know about Charlie Kirk memorial arrangements

The memorial service for Charlie Kirk is set for this Sunday morning at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz, Turning Point USA announced on Saturday. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, last Wednesday. The accused gunman, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was taken into custody...

China accuses Nvidia of violated antimonopoly laws

China’s market regulator on Monday accused Nvidia of violating Chinese antimonopoly laws and said it would continue investigating the leading U.S. chipmaker. The State Administration for Market Regulation issued a brief statement on Monday saying a “preliminary investigation” found Nvidia in violation of the Chinese law in connection to its $6.9 billion acquisition of Mellanox...

Applications for ‘big beautiful’ rural health fund open for states

States can begin applying Monday for their share of a $50 billion fund for rural health providers under the GOP’s tax and spending law, but they need to move quickly. The Trump administration has officially launched the window for states to submit a detailed application for the first tranche of the five-year fund created to...

The soft power of British royalty

Presidents and prime ministers, no less than the rest of us, are not always rational actors.

Shapiro knocks ‘rhetoric of rage’ after Trump ‘scum’ remark

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) late Sunday criticized President Trump's use of the word "scum" in his latest remarks criticizing left-wing groups and pushed back on the suggestion that political violence is a problem plaguing only one side. “No one party is immune from political violence,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform...

The US cannot abandon its leadership role in an increasingly dangerous world

China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have formed an “alliance of autocrats” working to dismantle the U.S.-led world order.

Monopoly man: How Trump manipulates America’s energy markets 

Traditionally, Republicans are the first to argue that the federal government has no business meddling in energy markets. Trump has a different objective.

Trump: ‘I’ll call a national emergency’ in DC over ICE cooperation

President Trump threatened to call a national emergency early Monday after Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said she expects local police to stop cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts now that the president’s 30-day emergency authority has expired. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump lashed out at Bowser, saying...

A transgender gun ban would echo the illogic of current law

The Justice Department is reportedly considering a rule that would bar transgender people from possessing guns, on the theory that they are “mentally ill” and therefore “unstable.” The proposal, which has no obvious statutory basis, is so constitutionally dubious that it has provoked objections from every major gun rights group. The rationale for disarming transgender Americans nevertheless resembles...

California has set the standard for how not to do renewable energy

If renewable energy is so great, why does California pay so much for its electricity? That's the question you need to ask — the one that exposes America's most inconvenient energy truth. Californians pay 35 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity, whereas Iowans, despite generating nearly twice as great a share of renewable energy, enjoy 14 cents. This paradox...

Charlie Kirk’s killing sparks national reckoning

The assassination is focusing the national dialogue on political polarization and safety for public figures.

Community honors life of 10-year-old killed in shooting at Minneapolis church

Harper Moyski and 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel were killed in the Aug. 27 shooting.

Charlie Kirk, Ukrainian refugee’s killings bring death penalty to forefront  

President Trump’s suggestions that the suspects in two high-profile killings face the death penalty add to his administration’s increasingly aggressive approach toward capital punishment. This week, Trump called for the 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk and the man charged in Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska’s stabbing on Charlotte’s light rail system to face execution.  It...

AI chatbot concerns, whistleblower allegations revive kids online safety push

Recent revelations about how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are interacting with and affecting children are colliding with longstanding concerns about tech companies’ approach to safety and revitalizing efforts to pass kids’ online safety legislation. Chatbots from both Meta and OpenAI have come under scrutiny in the past few weeks, raising questions about how to protect...

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