The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”

Twenty-five years ago this morning looked a lot like today here in the northeast. Bright. Blue. A few fluffy clouds floating harmlessly above us. At 8:50am I came through the side door of the recto...

God of the heights and of the depths, You often made appointments to meet friends on high places. Moses and Elijah come readily to mind. There’s something about a mountaintop that opens eyes and mind...

Dear God, Bless the dunderheads* who lead so many of the nations of the world. They’re on my mind this morning. Leadership matters, Lord. You’ve proven that. So I’m praying for blessings for all these...

The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release about $65 million in unpaid fees to nonprofits that provided legal services to unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation.

In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.

Businesses shed 23,000 jobs in July in the face of renewed tariffs and higher costs driven by war in the Middle East.

Scott Pelley, Bill Owens and other journalists pushed out of CBS could reunite for a new investigative newsmagazine—and honestly, it may be more 60 Minutes than the show CBS will air this fall.

Cases involving the deaths of children and lengthy trials are more likely to cause distressing symptoms, experts said.

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God of the changelings, You who worked for six long days And brought to be what had not been in abundance! Who then witnessed in patient love all the changes in your created things, both expected and ...

Micheál Martin intervened repeatedly to defend Starmer and insisted that Europe was ‘a good place to live’

MSPs reject proposal despite amendments aimed at addressing critics’ concerns

Rudeness, social media posts and AI-generated complaints among issues harming staff wellbeing, union survey finds Teachers are used to outbreaks of rudeness and defiance from their pupils, but are now saying parents are some of the worst offenders and affecting staff mental health, according to a headteachers’ union. More than 90% of headteachers and other senior leaders said they had been on the receiving end of “challenging behaviour” from parents including rude or disrespectful responses, while 60% have had verbal abuse and threats within the past 12 months, according to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). Continue reading...

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Brad and I had the immense privilege this past week of visiting Comfort, Texas and staying at Rusty Bend Ranch with dear friends Lucy Griffith and Andy Robinson. It was a balm to be among kindred spir...

A television journalist for four decades with 30 Emmy Awards, Mr. Anastos especially enjoyed delivering good news.

I’m a hairdresser. Small salon. Walk-ins welcome. Teenage girl came in one afternoon. Matted hair. Hadn’t been washed in weeks. “How much for a cut?” “Thirty-five dollars.” She had seven dollars i...

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Brown has scored 30 or more points in nine straight games and was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

Learning to see with soft eyes in hard-frozen times...

Leading the campaign for and implementation of 1998's Proposition 10, he radically reframed public responsibility for early childhood.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual.

Family say Ahmed al-Ahmed would have done anything to save lives during Sunday’s attack in which 16 people died

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An Advent Word: Thursday of the 1st Week of Advent From the 26th chapter of the Prophecy of Isaiah [The Message] ‘At that time, this song will be sung in the country of Judah: We have a strong ...