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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...

Henry Kissinger, foreground, attends a meeting led by President Richard Nixon, center on far side of table, at the White House on Sept. 12, 1969.

Clarence Page: Coming to terms with Henry Kissinger’s legacy — it’s complicated

By Clarence Page

December 1, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.

Over his century on Earth, Henry Kissinger left a big mark, love him or hate...

Students on the Stanford University campus in California on March 14, 2019.

Clarence Page: Why the paucity of men on campus is a problem and the beginnings of how to respond

By Clarence Page

November 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

You can learn a lot about social changes by looking at one yardstick in particular:...

Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Clarence Page: GOP does its best to show us how to normalize an insurrection

By Clarence Page

November 26, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Well, it took long enough. House Speaker Mike Johnson has finally started releasing 44,000 hours...

The book "Rescuing Our Sons: 8 Solutions to Our Crisis of Disaffected Teen Boys" is a plea for action based on John Duffy's 25 years as a family therapist.

Column: ‘The lights are going out fast for boys.’ New book points our focus on a crisis of self-loathing

By baiduhai

November 27, 2023 at 4:31 p.m.

John Duffy wrote his new book with a hopeful, broken heart. "Rescuing Our Sons: 8...

Elon Musk, CEO of X and Tesla, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023.

Clarence Page: Elon Musk not so ‘absolutist’ about free speech when it comes from his critics

By Clarence Page

November 22, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Too bad. I seriously have been considering buying a Tesla but you-know-who, the company's famous...

Walt Nauta, Donald Trump's personal aide, helps him with a shirt during LIV Golf's pro-am tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. on May 25, 2023.

Clarence Page: Beware, Donald Trump is letting his inner dictator slip out

By Clarence Page

November 19, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Donald Trump's acting more "African" again Back when he was the new host of Comedy...

Mary Leopold helped place a wind phone on hole 11 of Canal Shores Golf Course in Evanston as a place to connect with her late son, Oliver.

Column: Painted rocks turn wind phone into space for communal healing. ‘For me, it’s been an act of love’

By baiduhai

November 17, 2023 at 11:07 a.m.

When Mary Leopold helped place a wind phone on hole 11 of Canal Shores Golf...

Supporters cheer after Ohioans voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state's Constitution, in Columbus on Nov. 7, 2023.

Clarence Page: Democrats ride abortion issue to victory while GOP struggles to navigate

By Clarence Page

November 12, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

"Gut punch." With that memorable description, Sen. J.D. Vance, Republican from Ohio, spoke for many...

Carolyn Pinta's kitchen table is covered with holiday cards. Pinta and her friends and neighbors are holding the campaign for cards again this year.

Column: Campaign to send holiday cards to LGBTQ folks shunned by their families is back for 2nd year

By baiduhai

November 10, 2023 at 10:25 a.m.

It grew out of something repellent and blossomed into something beautiful, like the flowers that...

President Joe Biden is seen at Camp David, outside Thurmont, Maryland, on Aug. 18, 2023.

Clarence Page: Calls for Joe Biden not to run raise an age-old question we all face eventually

By Clarence Page

November 9, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

It's high anxiety time for the party of President Joe Biden, although that's hardly a...

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