Certain holidays are just teeming with stories, such as the one known for “A Christmas Carol,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “The Preacher’s Wife,” “Home Alone,” or even that Yuletide classic, “Die Hard.” So yes, Christmas is well-represented by both religious and secular works, but even a ho-hum holiday about a precognitive rodent…
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By MORGAN LEE The military is expanding its authority and reach along swaths of the southern U.S. border where troops have been empowered to detain people who enter the country illegally. Designated militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico under supervision of nearby military bases. Federal prosecutors have filed…
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy. Against odds that at times seemed improbable, Trump…
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Within his first few days back in office, President Donald Trump pushed long-promised restrictions on U.S. immigration and began pursuing mass deportations of those without legal status, promising to focus efforts on violent criminals. As a result, reporting hotlines — and the immigrant rights organizations behind them — were overwhelmed with a flood of calls…
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A heat wave is gripping the nation, a private crew from Houston is headed to the International Space Station, and California is seeing a rise in measles cases. These headlines may seem unrelated, but together they remind us of how often complex public policy debates boil down to one familiar phrase: “Trust the science.” That…
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There was a short period in my youth when I thought that America wasn’t a great country. That’s simply a side-effect of reading Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States” and listening to Rage Against the Machine while your brain is still going through puberty – I can’t be the only one who this…
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By Tommy Tindall, NerdWallet With Prime Day set for July 8-11 this year, you may be making a last-ditch effort to get good deals before prices go up. Tariffs — and the rising prices that could come with them — are top-of-mind for many consumers, according to the Conference Board’s June Consumer Confidence Index. But…
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From a barbecue explosion to a severe firework injury, a lot can go wrong when celebrating the Fourth of July. When it does, minutes – even seconds – can significantly impact the extent of the injury. “Just know that alcohol impairs your reaction time,” said Dr. Randy Katz, Memorial Healthcare System’s district medical director for…
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Q: Hello Mr. Honk! I read your column religiously and this is something that bothers me: On a trip back East, I packed my FasTrak transponder so I could use it in my rental car for the — too many — tollways they have back there. Of course, it wasn’t compatible — but why not?…
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By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press IV therapy clinics are springing up around the country, touting quick ways to recover from a hangover or a hard workout. But doctors and regulators preach caution. The services have been on a growth spurt since the COVID-19 pandemic, offering drips that promise to boost energy, gird immune systems or…
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