With Barr a no-show, White House and Congress move further apart
Attorney General William Barr’s refusal to appear at a hearing convened by House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday, after tense sparring with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, escalated an extraordinary personal dispute …
Florida Panhandle asks: Should disaster relief really be political?
After Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle last October, residents say their world looked like a war zone: houses blown apart, trees gone, ambulances transporting hospital patients to safety. With new measurements showing that winds re…
Pro-Maduro Court Orders Arrest Of Prominent Opposition Leader Leopoldo López
López had escaped house arrest after two years and has been living at the Spanish embassy in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro’s military forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators
Julian Assange Vows To Fight Extradition To The United States
The WikiLeaks founder said he did not wish to surrender himself “for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people.” The extradition case could take many months, the judge said.
A Great Firewall of Russia? Kremlin puts key bricks into place.
Officially, Russia’s new Sovereign Internet Law is aimed at addressing problems that are vexing governments globally: the proliferation of “fake news” and illegal content, the disturbing reach of extremist voices on the internet, and the threat of cybe…
A leap in productivity, and perhaps in what inspires it
In a burst of political productivity, President Donald Trump and top Democrats in Congress actually agreed on something last Tuesday. Partisan disagreement over how to pay for such a federal investment could still derail this rare consensus. On Wedne…
Journalist Explains John Bolton’s Push For ‘Aggressive Use’ Of American Power
New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says President Trump’s current national security adviser is a hawk who sees America as “a colossus operating anywhere it wants.”
St. Lucia Quarantines Cruise Ship After Measles Case Occurs Onboard
The quarantined ship is reportedly owned and operated by the Church of Scientology. Some 300 passengers and crew are aboard.
Separation and sacrifice: ‘Pedro Pans’ who fled Cuba see echoes today
“They separated me from my grandfather and my father, but I could see them,” says Luis Galup, who was 7 years old at the time. Mr. Galup is one of more than 14,000 Cuban children who left the island between 1960 and 1962 as part of Operation Peter Pan…
Jewish Family Loses Legal Battle To Recover Painting Stolen By Nazis
The Spanish museum that purchased the artwork didn’t know it was stolen. Under Spanish law, it now belongs to them, the judge said.
Toronto Restaurant Fights Waste By Chopping Menu Prices Till Food Is Gone
Every Sunday, Farmhouse Tavern plans how to sell out of perishable food and open bottles of wine so it can shut up shop with an empty refrigerator for the next three days, when it is closed.
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