In the muggy summer of 1776, 56 men met in Philadelphia and pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to America’s ...

I wondered what Trump's second administration would be and how to describe it. I thought authoritarian for sure, plutocracy as well, with oligarchs, yes. But I believe the best description of MAGA ...

IDEAS A book that changed my mind: ‘The Screwtape Letters’ I’m a secular humanist who used to sneer at religion. Now I stand up for it. Updated June 29, 2025, 1 hour ago Adobe Stock ...

Celebrate J.J. Spaun's victory in the U.S. Open -- with a 64-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole -- with a USA TODAY commemorative page print ...

In a special exhibit featuring just three paintings, the Frick Collection in New York is inviting viewers to contemplate the age and the art of seduction by the written word.

Constitutional Appeal: Five petitioners urge CJI B R Gavai to set a deadline for restoring J&K's statehood and prevent future state demotions.

Balancing the letters In response to Rosemary Patterson and others who have grown weary of Mr. Ott’s too frequent rants, I’d like to defend the Weekly. They can’t print letters they don’t get. I, for ...

To The Editor…To The Editor: I am a Boy Scout from Troop 301. I am writing a letter concerning the age of our schools and the facilities. Many of our schools have not been renovated in a long ...

There are , of course, the huddled masses, nameless, deprived of family, possessions, hope, dignity, wrapped in ragged blankets of despair, worn and punished for their very existence. And then there ...

Covid-19’s siege seems to have induced the current Burbank renter-landlord stresses and frictions, most clearly typified by the ongoing flurry of “reno-victions” in our City. “Reno-victions”, mainly ...

Ashoka founder’s letter shows we only celebrate moral courage if there’s no real cost Ashoka University was imagined as a space to challenge, question, and think freely. If that folds the moment it’s ...

Hypertension welcomes submissions of Research Letters. Unfortunately, there seems to be confusion among authors and reviewers alike as to the nature, requirements, and structure of such documents. As ...