The phrase heroin epidemic is now all too familiar. So too are the feelings associated with the news of yet another tragic overdose death. The frequency of local arrests for possession or sale of the lethal substance no longer surprise or shock. We understand the drug has a foothold in even ...
A big diplomatic push by President Barack Obama to bring humanitarian relief to Aleppo crumbled Monday when Syrian aircraft resumed bombing rebel positions after a week of formal cease-fire. Because of constant small violations of the truce, the humanitarian aid, intended to reach Syrian ...
How does a lie come to be widely taken as the truth? The answer is disturbingly simple: Repeat it over and over again. When faced with facts that contradict the lie, repeat it louder. This, in a nutshell, is the story of claims of voting fraud in America - and particularly of voter ...
For the second time in less than two years, the focus of the community and the nation is on the shooting of a black man by a local white law officer. Terence Crutcher was fatally shot Friday evening by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby near 36th Street North and Lewis Avenue. Crutcher's SUV ...
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has been getting a lot of notice for her tough questioning of Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, and that's as it should be. The mega-bank recently settled a lawsuit over its outrageous practice of opening fake accounts for real customers without their permission ...
America has a reputation for its optimism, its can-do spirit, its willingness to explore and innovate. And yet an atmosphere of pessimism has spread across the landscape, a dark vision telling us that we are besieged and in decline. What shall it be - optimism or pessimism? How should we ...