Paris is a city of great pleasures, but one of the best is sitting on the exterior terrace of a cafe, drinking something delicious, and puffing away on a cigar. It’s a pretty complete experience — two kinds of intoxicants entering the bloodstream, the bustle and hum of the city as it passes by, the […]
I’ve told you about U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Mitchel, who earned his combat action ribbon on his first day in the war in Afghanistan. Months of regular combat, and then … Sometimes things happen in the military that seem more like a novel or a Hollywood movie than real life. Mitchel, six other Marines, […]
Many political analysts did not believe Republicans could pass a single, sprawling bill encompassing much of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda using the budget reconciliation process. The majorities in both Houses of Congress were too narrow and the coalitions too diverse to achieve agreement, they argued. But Trump, with major assists from Republican leadership, continued […]
The New World screwworm parasite has been detected in Mexico, prompting the U.S. Agriculture Department to launch an $8.5 million sterile fly production facility in South Texas to prevent an outbreak in the U.S.
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday extending the deadline for TikTok's parent company to divest the popular video sharing app by 90 days. The order punts the deadline for China-based ByteDance to September 17. The most recent deadline was Thursday. "I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for...
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul at dusk Wednesday for a candlelight vigil held in remembrance of slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband, Mark. The Hortmans were gunned down at their home over the weekend by a shooter impersonating a law enforcement officer, surveillance video showed....
I have taught on a university campus for close to two decades, but only recently have I started to give some consideration to comedy as a serious source of study.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has endorsed Democrat Rebecca Cooke in her attempt for a rematch against Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) in a battleground Wisconsin district. Sanders said in a statement, first reported by NBC News, that he’s supporting Cooke to represent Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District because she will “stand up for working families and...
Officials from Iran and three major European countries are expected to meet Friday in Geneva, in the latest diplomatic push amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the meeting to Iran’s state-run news agency, IRNA. Araghchi said he plans to meet with foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Germany...
A pregnant U.S. citizen who was detained by federal agents about two weeks ago has since given birth to a healthy baby girl, but now, her boyfriend is being held out of state and her problems are far from over.
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to mediate an end to the Iran and Israel conflict, while President Trump expressed openness to Russian involvement, and Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a resolution in a call with Putin.
Michelle Obama says she's "so glad" she never had a son — because he would've been a kiddie clone of her husband. "You should've threw a boy in the mix," radio host Angie Martinez told Obama in an episode of the former first lady's "IMO" podcast released Wednesday. The remark came as Obama and her brother, Craig...
Israel on Thursday revealed its latest strikes targeted "key sites" tied to Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities. The facilities struck included an inactive nuclear reactor in the city of Arak, a weapons development site near Natanz and ballistic missile and air defense production facilities, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). “These facilities fuel Iran’s...
