Opinion

There is a potential miscarriage of justice brewing in Boston, after an officer-involved shooting. As the city moves to jail a police officer, city leaders are not inspiring confidence in the process. Boston police responded to a call of a woman being carjacked. The alleged carjacker, Stephenson King, allegedly punched the woman and forced her out of […]

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. March 20, 1776 Gen. George Washington conducts an extensive inventory […]

Chairing a House Intelligence Select Committee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) made big progress in addressing the intelligence community’s investigation of the so-called “Havana Syndrome” concern. He got the top intelligence community leaders to touch their third rail and, indirectly, admit that a cover-up has occurred. Referred to by the government as “Anomalous […]

PITTSBURGH — The problem for the ICE officers entangled with a suspect outside a Pittsburgh police station in the city’s Allentown neighborhood didn’t begin when several city officers allegedly stood down. Their problem began a handful of miles away, behind a podium, when newly sworn-in Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor said that his officers wouldn’t cooperate […]

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Public Schools announced this week that students will be learning from home the day before and during the NFL draft, scheduled in the city April 23-25. The announcement has parents, caregivers, and students questioning the decision that affects all of their lives. In an email to district staff, Superintendent Wayne Walters said […]

Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday after asserting that Iran posed “no imminent threat.” Kent said he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s move toward war, citing deep concerns over the justification for military strikes. Just 24 hours later, he was facing a federal investigation for allegedly […]

The Iran war has caused “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” according to the International Energy Agency. As the Trump administration seeks to reduce oil prices, which have risen in the United States more than 40% since the start of Operation Epic Fury, it has rightfully waived an antiquated […]

Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz have promised to crack down on Medicaid fraud and waste. The administration’s new Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare initiative aims to strengthen oversight and stop schemes that divert taxpayer dollars from vulnerable patients. Vance and Oz not only have the […]

When is an enemy threat imminent? Once the button has been pushed and a missile is on the way? That is obviously too late. Does potentiality blossom into imminence when a nuclear warhead is being loaded at the launch site? Too late again. Why should a target nation wait until it’ll take luck in addition […]

I serve as the executive director of two pregnancy resource centers, one in Vermont and the other in Massachusetts. But that is not where my story begins. My story begins in darkness. From the age of 2 until I was 29, I was trafficked in 33 states across this country, which included being bought and […]

The South Asian nation of India is a rising economic superpower. With a little luck, it will become a wealthy country by August 2047, the 100th anniversary of its independence. India’s growth record over the past 20-plus years is impressive. On average, since 2003, the economy has expanded by over 7% each year. If the […]