Our nation heads into this Black History Month with nerves raw yet again. Last Friday, footage of the savage fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers shocked our conscience, and brought back…

When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell addresses the public Wednesday, he might be tempted to take a bow. Mr. Powell has been a steadying force through President Donald Trump’s trade wars and repeated threats…

As the Soviet Union crumbled, a genuine flowering of independent news media appeared in Russia. The radio station Echo of Moscow, the newsmagazine Itogi, the newspapers Sevodnya and Kommersant, the television channel NTV and dozens…

Long before his own #MeToo demise as a U.S. senator, satirst Al Franken wrote a shocking investigative exposé of politicians and pundits who — prepare yourself — don’t always tell the truth. The subtly titled…

City leaders deserve hearty congratulations for their unanimous vote at Monday’s council meeting to extend a new road onto what had been Cedarbrook Golf Course. This clears the way for developer Gabe Woodman of Merak…

Kansas City, Kansas Police Department officials are investigating the on-duty behavior of one of their officers. In a video circulating on social media, the unknown patrolman’s actions and demeanor give the community legitimate reason to…

You’d think Taylor Swift would be happy with the way her 52-date “Eras Tour” has gotten underway. In November, in a presale for registered fans, Ticketmaster sold some 2 million tickets for Swift’s shows in…

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved up the doomsday threat on Tuesday. The group — founded in part by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer and other pioneering scientists, who helped develop the first nuclear…

The recurring farce of lifting the US government debt ceiling began again this week. As total debt surpasses $31.4 trillion — the current statutory limit — the Treasury is undertaking a series of bookkeeping maneuvers…

It’s all too familiar. Flashing red and blue lights, crying survivors, body bags carried out by stone-faced paramedics and coroners. This time, it took place outside a Lunar New Year celebration in the predominantly Asian…