By MEG KINNARD (Associated Press) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week’s debate in Atlanta, according to host network CNN, falling shy of benchmarks both for state ballot qualification and necessary polling. The … Continued
The Group of 7 countries might have set a record when they met in Italy last week. Has there ever been a less popular assemblage of leaders of the free world? Approval ratings ranged from Giorgia Meloni of Italy’s about … Continued
By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS — Regan Smith of Lakeville followed her record-breaking performance in the 100-meter backstroke final on Tuesday night with a strong effort in the prelims of the 200 butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Wednesday. Smith, 22, posted … Continued
If Hunter Biden’s name had been Jim Bob Jones would he have been tried and convicted for lying on a federal firearms purchase form? In all honesty, I’d say not. The son of the president is a political target of … Continued
On Nov. 4, 2022, just after the current far-right Israeli government coalition won election, I wrote a column with this headline: “The Israel We Knew Is Gone.” It was meant to be a warning flare about just how radical this … Continued