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This image from CCTV video released by Saudi Arabia's Media Ministry shows passengers taking cover as flames and smoke fill part of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during what authorities described as a strike at the airport on Oct. 10, 2026. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)

Daniel DePetris: Resumption of war between Houthis and Saudis is bad timing for Donald Trump

By Daniel DePetris

October 12, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

The attacks in Saudi Arabia come when Donald Trump is in a standoff over the...

Attorneys for Christa Pike hold a news conference after a judge ruled the Tennessee Department of Corrections must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Pike, on Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. (George Walker IV/AP)

Clarence Page: A botched execution shakes our death penalty presumptions

By Clarence Page

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The botched execution of Christa Pike offers a gross illustration of the cruelty that capital...

Chicago school board president candidates Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

David Greising: The race for Chicago school board president is about ideas — and character

By David Greising

October 10, 2026 at 10:01 a.m.

It will take savvy strategic thinking, backed by the character needed for leadership, to make...

Donald Trump, former president and current Republican presidential candidate, salutes during a campaign rally on March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. (Jeff Dean/AP)

Clarence Page: The busting of the myth of Donald Trump’s business genius

By Clarence Page

March 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump's lawyers were forced to admit to a judge that the man who would...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, from left, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and French President Emmanuel Macron review the honor guard at the Chancellery before a meeting of the "Weimar Triangle" group on March 15, 2024, in Berlin. The three met with the Russian war in Ukraine high on the agenda. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)

Daniel DePetris: Major European powers are divided on Ukraine

By Daniel DePetris

March 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

While Europe would like to see the Russian army withdraw from Ukraine, individual states have...

Grace Nelson, 22, votes early at the Humboldt Park library branch in Chicago’s 26th Ward on March 12, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Cook County state’s attorney’s race is a test of the ‘Vallas effect’

By Laura Washington

March 18, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Paul Vallas was accused of being a “Democrat in name only.” In this political territory, that...

Black Conservative Federation members cheer as former President Donald Trump arrives at the group's honors gala in Columbia, South Carolina, on Feb. 23, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Clarence Page: This time Trump really does seem to be making Black voter inroads. Why?

By Clarence Page

March 17, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

There was a lot of talk in 2020 about how Donald Trump was making inroads...

"Love Is Blind" is on its sixth season and consistently one of the most-watched shows on Netflix.

Column: A nation hooked on ‘Love Is Blind’ but divided on ‘Don’t Say Gay.’ Make it make sense

By Heidi Stevens

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

Let’s acknowledge these bills and bans for what they are, which is an attempt to...

ShotSpotter technology is seen on a light pole in the Austin neighborhood on Feb. 13, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

David Greising: ShotSpotter missteps could be turned to the city’s advantage

By David Greising

March 15, 2024 at 10:22 a.m.

ShotSpotter and its supporters have an opportunity to build their case that this is an...

House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Ken Buck, left, shakes hands with former Special Counsel Robert Hur after he testified before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, March 12, 2024, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Clarence Page: Rep. Ken Buck’s sudden retirement yet another setback for a reeling GOP House leadership

By Clarence Page

March 14, 2024 at 5:05 a.m.

Colorado Rep. Ken Buck's move to retire next week makes House Speaker Johnson's job that...

A police officer walks past a police station set fire by armed gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 5, 2024. (Odelyn Joseph/AP)

Daniel DePetris: Haiti is in a state of anarchy

By Daniel DePetris

March 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The most powerful figure in Haiti today isn’t the president or the prime minister but...

People dine in the West Loop in 2021. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Laura Washington: Restaurants are walking a fine line between value and rip-off

By Laura Washington

March 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

We all know food costs have gone up, but please give the poor restaurantgoer a...

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President Kamala Harris applaud as President Joe Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2024. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Clarence Page: For one night, Biden was the media master while Trump was fumbling

By Clarence Page

March 10, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

It's usually Donald Trump who hogs the media spotlight. But Joe Biden's State of the...

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