Crime drops dramatically in Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump's federal task force reports 10,000 arrests and 1,000 firearms recovered. Murders down 68%.
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The verdict is in: China has been denied an important foothold in the Western Hemisphere. A recent ruling by Panamanian courts provides the Trump administration with another victory in its efforts to oust the Middle Kingdom from America’s backyard. On Jan. 30, the Panamanian courts ruled that a concession to Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary […]
Thirty years ago, when I first studied language in Tehran, my class was a bit bizarre, with students from both Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya and Kim Jong-il’s North Korea. The North Koreans were in Iran for a purpose. Across the city, North Koreans would shuttle around in minibuses with their window shades drawn. I never found […]
Hollywood celebrities couldn’t wait to condemn Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from the stage at the Grammys last weekend. But the self-declared “human rights...
There are plenty of celebrities hiding their faces in shame after being exposed as having visited the late Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, but Tony...
Virginia is the new Illinois. Democrats there are moving to go from a congressional delegation with six Democrats and five Republicans — broadly representing the...
OIL CITY, Pennsylvania — The Derrick will be no more. Derrick Publishing Company, publisher of the Derrick and the News-Herald, announced Thursday that it will cease publication. Employees were told the decision was driven by the long-term decline in support for newspapers, along with regional losses in employment, retail activity, advertising revenue, and readership. The […]
