Among my growing list of improper uses of the English language is the response I get when telling a restaurant server or anyone else “thank you.” The usual response has been for as long as I remember, “you’re welcome.” For the young, especially, it has become “no problem.” Why ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cited the "fog of war" in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Hegseth said he did not see any survivors in the water, ...
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2025. There are 28 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1984, a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India, causing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 deaths and more ...
It took until the last day of November for fall sports to finally finish in the region — and Menominee made sure it ended on a high note Sunday, winning the MHSAA Division 7 championship 34-6 over Schoolcraft at Ford Field, where the Detroit Lions play. While it was the Maroons' second ...
The word that best describes how former Vice President Dick Cheney, who wielded the responsibilities he undertook in public affairs over a long career, began improbably early in life and extended into years of repudiation by his fellow partisans, is "unintimidated." He was unintimidated by his ...