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The best lesson I learned during my formative years in journalism came from the editor at my first daily newspaper job, Doug Turner of the late Buffalo Courier-Express.

I had told him that the councilmen at the suburban ...Read more

What do a recent grad, a disenchanted employee, and a parent returning to the workforce all have in common?

They’re each trying to determine which skills are in demand and how they can convince employers that they are ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to sue states for their artificial intelligence laws, but how the push is affecting work on future legislation depends on a state’s politics.

President Donald Trump issued ...Read more

Last weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference, where he delivered a speech that was both reassuring to the European dignitaries in the audience and nerve-...Read more

Every February, Black History Month provides an opportunity for us to remember the past and confront how history continues to shape our future. One place where the legacy of the past is hiding in plain sight is the ...Read more

“I think, therefore I am,” philosopher René Descartes famously said in 1637. To think means to be alive. Learning how to think is why students go to to school.

As a high school student and high school teacher in ...Read more

Democrats are on the verge of making affordability the defining and winning issue of the 2026 midterm election. The optics surrounding this failure of a Trump administration would be laughable if the consequences for ...Read more

A recent mass shooting at an ice rink in Rhode Island sent us on the hunt.

When someone commits a mass shooting, people of the most extreme political genders set out to find reasons why that would bolster their own ...Read more

My first reaction to Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech, delivered on Valentine's Day, at the Munich Security Conference, was, "Last year, President Donald Trump sent the bad cop, Vice President JD Vance. This year, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he is directing federal agencies to release government documents that discuss extraterrestrial life and unexplained aerial phenomenon.

“Based on the tremendous interest shown, ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three years after massive crowds during the July 4 weekend caused three-hour traffic jams and gridlock stretching for miles at Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration has eliminated rules ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- As a storyteller, I remember to begin with a tale.

In August 2005, I spoke to a group of retirees in their 70s and 80s. Those were whippersnappers compared to Julie, a 100-year-old woman who approached me. ...Read more

Massachusetts Congressmen Seth Moulton and Jim McGovern blasted President Trump on federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) during a press conference Thursday as Massachusetts has seen a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared victory in the fight over cost-of-living concerns, signaling a new approach that sought to deny problems with his economic agenda and touting successes in job growth and other...Read more

Florida lawmakers have approved renaming the Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport — a move expected to cost as much as $5.5 million.

The Florida Senate on Thursday approved...Read more

MIAMI — Donald Trump’s presidential library foundation became the legal owner this month of the downtown Miami land adjacent to the Freedom Tower where he plans to build his highrise legacy project, county property ...Read more

Democratic New York officials and voters urged the Supreme Court in court filings Thursday not to intervene in a state court order requiring a new district for the Staten Island-based seat currently held by Republican Rep....Read more

PHILADELPHIA — State Rep. Chris Rabb announced Thursday he will not seek reelection to Harrisburg this year while he runs for a seat in Congress.

State lawmakers are allowed to simultaneously run for two offices. But ...Read more

The U.S. military is stationing a vast array of forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers, fighter jets and refueling tankers, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran had 10 to 15 days at most to ...Read more

Where are the statesmen when the state is under siege by the current head of state?

I've been mulling that question, hardly for the first time, but on three occasions just in the last few days.

On Monday, the federal ...Read more