I read with a mixture of sadness and relief an essay by one Melissa Persling, who by all accounts represents the average 30-something woman in America today. In the article, she laments the fact that she’s single at 38 and feels “unbelievably betrayed by feminism.” Persling feels that way because …

France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country’s new junta, ending years of on-the-ground military support and raising concerns from analysts about a gap in the fight against jihadi violence across the Sahel region of Africa. The last French …

What a difference a year makes. At the dawn of 2023, former President Donald Trump was the only declared candidate in the race for the Republican nomination. But he was far from a sure thing. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, fresh off an overwhelming gubernatorial re-election less than two months earlier, …

Christmas is a season of interruptions. Some we enjoy. Some we don’t. We enjoy interrupting diets for eggnog, work for a staff party and bill paying for Christmas cards. Interruptions. They come with Christmas. They come with life. GI CHRISTMAS CARD TO 8-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER IN 1944 CAPTURED FEAR, HEARTBREAK AND …

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A massive fire at a guesthouse on Tuesday morning in Romania left six people dead, including at least one child, authorities said. Emergency intervention teams were deployed to the blaze in the village of Tohani in Prahova county, where 26 people were staying at the guesthouse, …

A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest Wednesday in the capital, as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week’s presidential election. Holding up a bullet, Martin Fayulu told The Associated Press that it landed near him while he was barricaded …

Winter is in full swing for most of the country with low temperatures making it more difficult to get outside and enjoy the fresh air. Millions of Americans choose to get their exercise outdoors —which can be difficult when temperatures drop. Dr. Alexis Colvin, a professor of orthopedic surgery at …

Police on Thursday released video of two people of interest and vehicles in the capital murder case of 18-year-old pregnant Texas teen Savanah Soto, her unborn baby and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Matthew Guerra. The San Antonio Police Department released surveillance video Thursday showing an exchange between the two persons of …

A new report revealed that the Chinese spy craft that flew over the U.S. at the beginning of this year was communicating with mainland China via an American internet provider. Two current and one former Biden administration officials told NBC News in a Thursday report that the craft used a …

An undergraduate member of Harvard’s Honor Council believes university president Claudine Gay is “getting off easy” from her recent plagiarism allegations. The student, who remained anonymous, wrote an op-ed published in the Harvard Crimson student newspaper on Sunday. Gay is facing widespread accusations of antisemitism and plagiarism, but the university’s …