10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1348+ words) By Amanda Watford, Stateline. org (TNS) Monday, June 8, 2026 | 4: 18 p. m. When her son was a teenager, Connecticutmom Amy Wadsworthsaid, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about. He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (650+ words) Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 2 a. m. As a people, we feel lost. Our political life is full of division and animosity. Our society struggles to find its sense of meaning. Violence erupts far too often. And beyond our borders, we find ourselves embroiled in…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (638+ words) Sunday, May 3, 2026 | 8: 43 p. m. Former New York City Mayor'Rudolph Giuliani'is hospitalized in critical but stable condition, his spokesperson said Sunday, days after the Republican hoarsely told his talk show audience that his voice was "a little under the weather." The spokesperson, Ted…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (520+ words) Friday, May 1, 2026 | 2 a. m. WASHINGTON " A new analysis suggests Americans are being overcharged by $150 billion annually to insure their homes, autos and businesses " and it proposes federal guardrails so that'a public beset by affordability pressures'could see savings. The analysis wades into a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1144+ words) Like a lot of other Americans, I've oscillated in these dark times between two emotional poles. Trump is America, not the exception Monday, March 30, 2026 | 2 a. m. Like a lot of other Americans, I've oscillated in these dark times between two emotional poles....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (763+ words) Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 | 2 a. m. We have all had the experience of staying a few days in a hotel " say on holiday " which becomes home; quickly, it becomes familiar. Individuals adjust to change. People who come into money get used to being well-off,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (206+ words) By Kurt Smith, Boise, Idaho Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 | 2 a. m. Negative commentaries about shootings related to transgender Americans must be addressed by adults. This situation reminds me of 10-year old me growing up in the white, conservative, middle-class Midwest. When I encountered people…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (493+ words) Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 | 2 a. m. "What kind of American are you?" Plemons blithely executes two journalists he deems foreign; the others manage a narrow escape, rescued by a colleague who arrives not a moment too soon. Yet the clash in Minneapolis has revealed…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (925+ words) Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 | 2 a. m. It was a joyous day, the fulfillment of a quarter-century of hard work and relentless fundraising. Srinivasachary Tamirisa, a retired doctor living in Sugar Land, Texas, beamed with pride as his dream " to erect a statue of the…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (186+ words) By Phil Winter, Henderson Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 | 2 a. m. U. S. Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev. , recently sent a dishonest, divisive and damaging email. She was elected to serve with truth and integrity, yet chose spin over substance and blame over responsibility. Her email claiming that…...