Finally breaking his silence on a raging controversy, Rodrigo Duterte discussed reports that during his presidency, he had entered into a gentleman’s agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping that compromised Philippine sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.
A report making a meticulous dissection of the timeline for the Lahaina fire disaster of Aug. 8 has been released by Hawaii’s attorney general, documenting the events of that tragic day and night. Developed from a comprehensive investigation by the Fire Safety Research Institute, it holds great value for Maui County and the entire state in detailing particulars of the fire’s spread, with its deadly consequences, and of the county’s haphazard response.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week on “net neutrality” rules designed to give the feds even more leverage than they already do over online platforms.
Asna Tabassum has a GPA of at least 3.98, with a major in the challenging field of biomedical engineering, and a record sterling enough to be picked as USC’s valedictorian from about 100 qualified candidates. For that accomplishment, this is her “reward”: having the traditional valedictory speech canceled at the May 10 commencement over concerns about maintaining "security and safety." Tabassum, who is Muslim, has voiced pro-Palestinian sentiments and has liked and linked to sites on social...
"If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart
Every now and then, the District gets something right.
If you are homeless and have nowhere to go — neither a temporary shelter bed nor a permanent home — can you be fined or, worse, jailed for sleeping on a sidewalk? Or is that cruel and unusual punishment? That’s the question that the Supreme Court wrestled with Monday when it heard oral arguments in the case of Grants Pass vs. Johnson regarding the Oregon city's ordinance allowing police to fine or jail homeless people for sleeping outside. A federal district court ruled that the law violated the...
Persistent Covid infections in immuno-compromised patients can result in new variants which may be more difficult to combat, a team of Amsterdam UMC researchers had warned. Doctors discovered that the Omikron variant of the virus had mutated 50 times while inside the body of one patient who was 72 years old and suffering from underlying illnesses. He became infected in 2022, was hospitalised and continued to test positive for the virus until he died 613 days later. Doctors said that
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Editorial cartoonist Rick McKee draws on the effect the abortion issue is having on former President Donald Trump's reelection bid.
North Middlesex Regional High School recently held a school fair with real-world flair, a combined effort by students, faculty and administrators. School Superintendent Brad Morgan said that collaboration created the inaugural Credit for Life financial literacy fair for seniors. The April 10 event gave students an opportunity to learn about a subject not covered in […]
Editorial cartoonist Dick Wright opines on the gloomy forecast for retirees.