Bliss was it in the late 1970s to be alive, as Wordsworth almost said, but to be a domestic terrorist was very heaven. Just ask Indianapolis’s Tony Kiritsis, who, in February of 1977, parlayed an ideological kidnapping into an unlikely turn as a folk hero. Children may wonder how America came to include millions who […]
We are, evidently, in Oscar season — the insufferable period that, admittedly, produces a reliable number of above-average movies but also elicits a stream of sanctimonious blather from movie stars. Too often, they speak of their work with self-regarding reverence and, if handed a gold statuette in a few months, will deem themselves qualified to […]
In 1967, as the Cold War still dominated the country’s collective consciousness, Gene Roddenberry added a young Russian navigator to the bridge of the USS Enterprise. The character cheerfully insisted that Scotch whisky, the Garden of Eden, and most other worthwhile inventions had originated in his homeland. Walter Koenig, who died Oct. 25 at 90, […]
Anti-abortion advocates are testing contrasting strategies in Missouri and Virginia ahead of Nov. 3 ballot measures, pairing a campaign backed by prominent Republicans in Missouri with a locally organized effort led by advocacy groups, physicians, and churches in Virginia. The campaigns could offer lessons for anti-abortion groups, which have struggled to win statewide abortion votes […]
Roughly one-fifth of Minnesota is home to specially-created voter zones called “designated language-minority districts,” where residents struggle to speak English and require assistance with understanding how to vote, according to a Washington Examiner analysis of state electorate statistics. Demographic data published by the Minnesota secretary of state’s office shows that the state has designated 290 […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the right-wing Likud party fell short of gaining a 61-seat majority needed to control the Knesset as the election results were finalized. Netanyahu’s bloc secured 53 seats, while the opposition bloc, led by former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, won 48 seats and the Arab parties […]
Vice President JD Vance encouraged a Texas mother to talk to his staff about getting the Department of Justice to investigate an alleged letter sent to her 11-year-old daughter about transitioning genders without her parents’ knowledge. Rebekah Smith of Fort Worth, Texas, brought up the letter in a question she posed to the vice president […]
Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has pulled the controversial ad that dominated news headlines on the state’s gubernatorial race since last week. The attack ad featured Democratic candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, who called her daughter a “liar” to make the case that she is unfit to serve as governor of Ohio. Ramaswamy quickly […]
President Donald Trump and the first lady hosted trick-or-treaters of all ages Thursday night on the White House South Lawn just in time for Halloween. First lady Melania Trump and the president were seen giving candy to young costumed children, with Air Force One flying over the White House twice. Construction on the state ballroom […]
The Department of Justice has reportedly subpoenaed California election officials who have refused to set aside mail-in ballots associated with up to 20,000 suspected noncitizens. The move comes a day after a Clinton-appointed federal judge denied the DOJ’s bid to prohibit California from counting ballots that belong to voters whose citizenship is in question. The […]
