5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (284+ words) I was sitting in my home office not far from the Pentagon when it happened. The TV behind me had the sound lowered but I suddenly became aware of a major development. I reached for the remote and cranked up…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (548+ words) Bunch said in a news release Tuesday that he was departing the position he had held since 2019 "with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude." The Smithsonian said he would leave the post at the end of the year. Bunch's departure…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (619+ words) Anna Wintour spent nearly four decades reigning over Vogue magazine. She was chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and its glitzy gala. Wintour is an inspiration for the imperious fashion editor in "The Devil Wears Prada." With…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (355+ words) President Trump's tariffs aren't popular, but he's found a way to make them even less so -- a trade war with America's most inoffensive ally. When one thinks of countries that deserve to be subjected to a steady stream of insults…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (367+ words) Still, the court's little summer fright is a good reminder that early voting will begin in some places in as little as four weeks, and while the polls and projections look good for Democrats, this is not an ordinary election…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (561+ words) Classic Labor Day imagery shows men wearing hard hats and tough women in uniforms. These are Americans who did not build their muscles at a wellness club. Their costume party doesn't seem to fool actual blue-collar workers. In Democratic primaries,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (993+ words) The confrontation threatened one of the world's largest trading relationships and further strained ties between the United States and a country long considered one of its closest allies. A prolonged dispute could raise costs for American businesses and consumers less…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (250+ words) Todd Blanche was Donald Trump's personal attorney, so it was natural that when he was elevated to attorney general, a journalist asked whether he would "pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of the White House?" The correct…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (212+ words) ESCANABA -- Bay College will host the Jen Grant exhibition "Explorations Near and Far" starting Thursday through Oct. 1 in the Hartwig Gallery. An artist talk and reception is set for 2 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Hartwig Gallery on the Bay…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) The tragic deaths of Hayden Panettiere and Jason Arday can be tied to the same phenomenon. It's not new but has accelerated in today's influencer culture: youth's hunger for fame. Panettiere was an accomplished actress who, buried in depression and…...