If President Trump and his propagandists get their way, no one will ever raise a peep of criticism over his handling of coronavirus — thus placing our government’s response to a looming public health emergency beyond MORE
It’s no secret Sci-Fi is my favorite genre when it comes to movies, books, TV, comics, games. So why it took me so long to see “Ad Astra” is anyone’s guess– it’s fantastic; it passes MORE
Jared Kushner vowed on Friday that a second term from his father-in-law, President Donald Trump, would be both efficient and drama-free. The senior White House adviser claimed that Trump’s re-election campaign was running smoothly, much as the MORE
On September 26, 1996, the Taliban captured Kabul. I was a junior staffer at the Afghan Ministry of Defense. My job was mainly liaising with foreign and local media, international aid organizations and the small diplomatic MORE
Locations with Confirmed COVID-19 Cases China Hong Kong Macau Taiwan Afghanistan Algeria Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Belgium Brazil Cambodia Canada Croatia Denmark Estonia Egypt Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland India Iran Iraq Israel MORE
President Donald Trump’s theory of executive power starts and ends with his “absolute rights.” Trump invoked that catchphrase earlier this month, when, in apparent response to his angry tweets, the Justice Department undercut its own MORE
My favorite cartoon this week is Morona-Virus. .. .why? Great wordsmithing, for one, but also a reminder of the dumbest of dumb press conferences–the press briefing delivered by the Donald this week that managed once MORE
Jimmy Kimmel trolled Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and exposed some Republican voters’ lack of geographical knowledge at the same time on Wednesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Cruz last week retweeted footage of what he MORE
Organisers of the world’s biggest sporting events are counting the cost of the coronavirus outbreak, which is threatening the cancellation of this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo while disrupting competitions around the world. The spread of MORE
American Oversight, a government ethics watchdog group, filed a lawsuit Wednesday suing multiple government agencies over information related to White House adviser Stephen Miller’s involvement in the drafting of the “public charge” rule. The rule, which MORE
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) came under fierce attack at Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Charleston, S.C., from every other candidate on stage, as Sanders’s rivals sought to blunt his momentum ahead of Saturday’s primary and Super Tuesday. MORE
The new Russia drama is a shady tale of secret briefings, compromised trust, mysterious intelligence, improbable characters with hidden agendas and purges of American spy chiefs. But most importantly, this dark new revival of a saga that MORE
1. Baby bonds Studies show that earning a good living is not enough to help people of color move up the socioeconomic ladder. 2. No cash bail Nearly half a million Americans are in jail MORE
The children of late wildlife expert Steve Irwin have shared tributes to their father on what would have been his 58th birthday. Irwin, who was nicknamed “The Crocodile Hunter” due to his television series of the same name, MORE
© UPI Photo Roger Stone, a convicted former campaign adviser to President Trump, moved Friday to disqualify the judge in his case after being sentenced to more than three years in prison. In an effort to MORE
Richard Grenell, the newly installed acting director of American spy agencies and loyalist to President Donald Trump, began his temporary tenure by moving aggressively to put his stamp on the intelligence community that Trump has repeatedly attacked. MORE
When LGBTQ students at Brigham Young University caught wind of the change, they ran to the statue of the university’s namesake to celebrate. Women kissed women and men kissed men on Wednesday, extolling the school’s MORE
The World Health Organization cautioned years ago that a mysterious “disease X” could spark an international contagion. The new coronavirus, with its ability to quickly morph from mild to deadly, is emerging as a contender. From MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers; another vitally important news week raising the questions, ” which of these is the best TV series of all time? The Wire, The Sopranos or Breaking Bad?” Oh right. News. Where MORE
Human life “as we know it” could be threatened by climate change, economists at JP Morgan have warned. In a hard-hitting report to clients, the economists said that without action being taken there could be MORE
Swarms of locusts ravaging crops and grazing land across east Africa have reached South Sudan, already reeling from widespread hunger and years of civil war, the country’s agriculture minister said on Tuesday. Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and MORE
Democratic primary voters care deeply about electability. What most want is simple: a candidate who can beat President Donald Trump in November. So they worry about whether former Vice President Joe Biden will inspire young MORE
On the surface it seems an odd partnership: a prominent member of a secretive Utah polygamist sect and the Armenian immigrant owner of a prosperous chain of Southern California truck stops. But testimony in the MORE
Fourteen evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan were allowed to fly back to the United States Sunday despite testing positive for coronavirus, the U.S. State Department and Health and Human Services saidin a joint statement. They MORE
My favorite hashtag? #SpringHockeyisAroundtheCorner because for people who play, watch, follow and cheer, hockey is year round.