Israel continued its attacks against Hezbollah with a strike against the head of Hezbollah’s executive committee, Hashem Safieddine, the person presumed to succeed former leader Hassan Nasrallah. It’s not clear if Safieddine was killed, though according to Lebanese news reports, the strike was larger than the one that killed Nasrallah on Sept. 27. Safieddine was […]

VANCOUVER, Washington — NFL linemen on Sundays and scattered other game days want to throw their rivals to the ground — or worse. Yet these often 6-foot-7-inch, 315-pound tacklers and defenders also show grudging respect for their professional opponents, who, like them, have reached the pinnacle of their profession through skill and hard work. In […]

During a 2017 television appearance, then-Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), eyeing a long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination three years on, declared, “Everybody needs to be woke.” In his three serious runs at the White House, former President Donald Trump has campaigned as an anti-woke, tough-on-crime candidate. At a Sept. 29 rally, for instance, the […]

HAPPY VALLEY, Oregon — Financial advisers frequently warn clients that when it comes to stocks and other financial investments, past performance is no guarantee of future results. In Oregon‘s 5th Congressional District, Janelle Bynum is betting that past electoral success against the incumbent Republican shows she’ll win on Election Day. Bynum, a Democratic state representative […]