Prices rise. People blame capitalism. Politicians promise "solutions." President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. My socialist mayor wants to freeze rents. Elizabeth Warren wants politicians to decide what prices are "excessive." So I was surprised to see economist ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department's compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stepping into a politically sensitive saga that has shadowed the Trump administration for the past ...

ESCANABA- Henry smiled at the golden sun setting on the far side of the river. Three speckled trout lay in his fishing creel. A shiny new 1956 Ford F-100 pick up truck was parked near the riverbank. Frank Sinatra was sing “You Make Me Feel So Young” on the radio. Henry reached into his ...

Today is Friday, April 24, the 114th day of 2026. There are 251 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1916, Irish republicans launched the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule in Ireland. Though the rebels surrendered to British forces six days later, the uprising set the ...

Countless protest signs have informed us over the years that "war is not the answer." We hear this message, with varying levels of sophistication and differing underlying worldviews, from institutions and people ranging from Code Pink to Pope Leo. "War does not solve problems," the pontiff ...

Democrats on Wednesday celebrated an election win in Virginia that could put them slightly ahead in the national redistricting competition that President Donald Trump triggered in an attempt to preserve his party's House majority in this year's midterms, but it will not be the final ...