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Opinion

Senate Republicans reject Dem effort to halt Iran war

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump's war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action. The 47-52 vote ...

Almanac for April 16, 2026

Local columns

Today is Thursday, April 16, the 106th day of 2026. There are 259 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2007, Seung-hui Cho, a 23-year-old Virginia Tech student, killed 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus before taking his own life. It remains the deadliest school shooting in US ...

Make time to talk about future health care wishes

Editorial

Whether someone is 25 or 75, having a conversation about health care wishes with the people they love isn’t just important – it’s essential. Emplify Health by Bellin is helping community members have these discussions in honor of National Healthcare Decisions Day, observed annually on ...

Democrats again attack religion

Local columns

Democrats are again trying to pry some of the religious vote from Republicans, but their actions expose the insincerity of their approach. The latest example involves an order of Catholic nuns in Hawthorne, New York, who care for the terminally ill. The Washington Times reports the nuns are ...

Court orders deportation flights investigation end

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge must end his "intrusive" contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tuesday. Chief Judge James Boasberg ...