WASHINGTON — A week ago, while Baltimore slept, the Francis Scott Key Bridge stood, its gorgeous and graceful truss lighting and spanning its busy global port. It is -- was -- a beloved landmark. When the city woke in the dawn’s early light, the bridge was not still there. A massive ...

WASHINGTON — Another day, another dead New York City police officer, another grieving widow. The familiarity of these incidents should breed more than contempt. Instead, we get meaningless condemnations from politicians who are responsible for putting district attorneys in office that do ...

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Friday, April 5, the 96th day of 2024. There are 270 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death following their conviction in New York on charges of ...

WASHINGTON — “I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” -- Voltaire (1694-1778 Holy Week was not a good week for personal liberty as governments throughout the United States engaged in direct and subtle attacks on free speech. The ...

NEW YORK — Leaders of both parties agree: We must reduce globalization. “China is ripping us on trade,” says Donald Trump. Our trade deficit is “an immorality,” says Nancy Pelosi. But it’s not. In my new video, Scott Lincicome of the Cato Institute points out, “Selling us ...

WASHINGTON — “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”- Polonius to his son Laertes in “Hamlet” It may be too late given the number of Americans who have willingly allowed themselves to become dependent on government more than themselves, but it’s worth trying. Our $34 trillion debt ...