It’s impossible to believe it was just a coincidence that a prominent Russian investigative reporter somehow came upon assailants that left her brutally beaten in Chechnya the day she and her attorney arrived there to attend the trial of a mother of two local activists who have challenged ...

The U.S. Supreme Court in recent weeks put an abrupt stop to President Joe Biden’s promise to write off many student loans that Americans have borrowed but not yet paid back. Americans are in stark disagreement about whether or not writing off loans at taxpayers’ expense is the correct ...

My husband and I stood for quite awhile outside the gorilla enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park during our visit there last month. We were fascinated by members of the gorilla troop’s interactions with one another. Six-year-old Leslie, the youngest, was especially entertaining as she ...

It was 14 years ago when my husband and I planned a weekend trip to New York City, and my parents eagerly agreed to keep our sons while we were gone. We drove the kids to western Pennsylvania to drop them off at the home where I grew up. At the time, my dad’s beagle had recently delivered ...

“Fake news” remains the battle cry against mainstream media, particularly, I suspect, by those who either aren’t daily consumers of news or by readers or sources who don’t particularly like unflattering news reports. Such reactions aren’t new. I remember them occurring decades ago ...

I often have conversations with well-meaning callers offering news tips they believe could lead to a good investigative story about someone they think is doing something, well, shady. Sometimes I might agree. But sharing a story with the public requires so much more than just a news tip or a ...