Salman Rushdie has been a marked man for nearly half his life. In 1989 Iran's leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared his novel, "The Satanic Verses," blasphemous, an insult to Islam, and called for the Indian-born writer's assassination. Rushdie went into hiding with around the clock police protection for 10 years. He eventually moved to the U.S. and thought he was safe. But in August 2022, as he was about to speak at a literary festival in Chautauqua, New York, Salman Rushdie was attacked by a...
During a long career, I have come face to face with Afghan warlords, murderous Albanian criminals, and razor-wielding thugs who rule the favela slums of Rio de Janeiro.
ROLAND WHITE: We all know we are not supposed to tell jokes about sex or race or pretty much any of the things people laughed at during the 1970s. But there is a way that it's still allowed on television
Loading 50 years ago, Stephen King's debut novel Carrie was published, launching a new horror master, and one of the most prolific American writers of all time. In honor of the anniversary, we attempt to rank some of King's best novels with Neil McRobert, host of the Talking Scared Podcast and the author of the Esquire piece "All 75 Stephen King Books, Ranked." Plus, we take your calls. Grammy-nominated Chilean tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana has just released her new album, Echoes Of The...
KATHARINE BIRBALSINGH: A school should be free to do what is right for the pupils it serves. The court's decision is therefore a victory for all schools.
By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s been a year since a man shot a Northland teenager in the head when he mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell. Ralph Yarl was seriously injured in the shooting. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and spent months recovering and
By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s been a year since a man shot a Northland teenager in the head when he mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell. Ralph Yarl was seriously injured in the shooting. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and spent months recovering and
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It was a pleasure speaking with Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life and Missionaries of the Gospel of Life, President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, and Pastoral Director for Rachel's Vineyard and Silent No More. Fr. Pavone carries many mantles, but all under the focus of educating and equipping clergy and the pro-life movement on the value of Life and how to be a faithful, knowledgeable and cogent advocate for Life.
Jean Marshall said that the eight or nine months in prison she and fellow activists have suffered since being convicted last fall of violating the FACE Act in the 2022 D.C. rescue have placed them in solidarity with the unborn, 'hidden from the world.'
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Jackson was preparing for a lucrative run of shows at London's O2 Arena when he died at a rented Los Angeles mansion in 2009 as result of a cardiac arrest following an overdose of Propofol.