16+ hour, 31+ min ago   (369+ words) A Mexican politician’s bowl of soup has landed her in hot water. Therukle was touring the city of Carácuaro on Tuesday when she stopped at a local restaurant and ordered her childhood favorite. “It had been years since I last…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (549+ words) The Issue: President Trump offering $5,000 to every American if Republicans hold control of Congress. As November quickly approaches, Republicans are showing their desperation (“ ‘Let’s finish the job,’ ” Sept. 10). At a President Trump-organized rally, billed as a midterm party convention, he…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (457+ words) The Trump administration is offering American teachers new guidance on how to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 2001 terror attacks for this generation of students who weren’t alive during the ground-shaking day in history. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is suggesting…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (349+ words) Watch out for those knife-thrusters, too! The Seattle Police Department sparked a wave of social media mockery after unveiling a doublespeak euphemism for “shooters” — now opting to formally refer to criminals who commit acts of gun violence as “trigger-pullers.” Interim…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (502+ words) A key US senator wants fellow lawmakers to consider revoking the National Education Association’s congressional charter. What’s to consider? The union, the nation’s largest representing teachers, clearly hasn’t met its obligations under the charter; Congress should revoke it pronto. Sen....

1+ year, 1+ week ago   (852+ words) The New York City Campaign Finance Board just announced the general election debates: Mayoral candidates will slug it out Oct. 16 and 22, comptroller candidates Oct. 14 and 23 and public advocate candidates Oct. 21. Yet there’s radio silence on a debate for the Manhattan…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (571+ words) The Issue: A bipolar woman shot dead by cops in Times Square after stabbing two people, one fatally. The tragedies of innocent people being killed recently in New York City by mentally disturbed people has to be addressed (“Manic mom…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (412+ words) A federal judge and even the Justice Department are letting Big Tech run roughshod over the digital marketplace, and publishers, creators and consumers will pay the price. In April, Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google’s domination of online advertising — owning…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (423+ words) The campaign for a dead candidate vying for a seat on the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is still determined to get him elected after he died while knocking on doors for votes. Candidate Bruce Giudici, 68, fell and hit his…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (733+ words) The back-to-school season is an exciting time, when everything is new and filled with opportunity. For Jewish college students at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, though, the thrill of the new year is tinged with fear. Title…...