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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...

Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Clarence Page: Insurrection? Let Tucker explain what you think you saw.

By Clarence Page

March 7, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

"Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes." That old, popular quote has been...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot gets a hug from her sister, Angela Holdren, after giving a concession speech Feb. 28, 2023, during her election night watch party at the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council.

Clarence Page: Chicago politics still ‘ain’t beanbag,’ but try to keep it civil

By Clarence Page

March 6, 2023 at 8:43 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a pre-election interview with The New Yorker that, "I am...

A new line of Legos includes characters that cover a wider spectrum of the human experience: limb difference, Down syndrome, anxiety, vitiligo or a wheelchair.

Column: New Legos line celebrates wider spectrum of human experience. It’s not ‘woke.’ It’s awake.

By baiduhai

March 3, 2023 at 3:02 p.m.

Avoiding Fox News is my self-care. (Time is tight. You do what you can.) But...

"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams tours the baiduhai newsroom and its cubicles in 2002.

Clarence Page: The ‘Dilbert’ artist’s downfall, triggered by a reckless commentary

By Clarence Page

February 28, 2023 at 5:46 p.m.

Ah, Dilbert, we hardly knew ya. Scott Adams, creator of the popular "Dilbert" comic strip,...

Former President Donald Trump arrives at the fire station in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 22, 2023. At left is a pallet of bottled water labeled Trump spring water.

Clarence Page: Toxic disasters attract toxic politics, and Donald Trump

By Clarence Page

February 24, 2023 at 6:12 p.m.

How did the toxic train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, become a racial issue? My...

A protester joins others gathered for "Truth Tuesday" as they participate in a "Fox can't handle the truth" protest outside Fox News headquarters on June 14, 2022, in New York City.

Clarence Page: Can Fox News handle the truth? As long as it pleases the viewers.

By Clarence Page

February 21, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

An old cynical newsperson jokes about not "letting facts get in the way of a...

New York Mayor Eric Adams makes the State of the City address in New York on Jan. 26, 2023. Adams startled the world by asking that his first three paychecks be converted into bitcoin and ethereum, two popular cryptocurrencies.

Clarence Page: Crypto investors show a racial gap. More study is needed, by investors.

By Clarence Page

February 17, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.

Part of growing old — or "older," as I still prefer to say — is...

Students, faculty and others in the community attend a vigil on the campus of Michigan State University following Monday's shooting on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in East Lansing, Michigan. On Feb. 13, a gunman opened fire on campus, killing students Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson and critically wounding five others.

Column: ‘We don’t have to live this way and our children shouldn’t die this way.’ Sorrow, reckoning after another mass shooting

By baiduhai

February 17, 2023 at 12:58 p.m.

Brenda Mitchell's son, Kenneth, was shot and killed trying to break up a fight outside...

Sheryl Lee Ralph performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.

Clarence Page: What doesn’t MAGA know about the ‘Black national anthem’? A lot.

By Clarence Page

February 15, 2023 at 8:29 a.m.

Some people suspect that Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" camp is barely a step...

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower health care costs on Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida.

Clarence Page: In State of Disunion, Joe Biden wrestles with rowdy Republicans

By Clarence Page

February 10, 2023 at 6:14 p.m.

Sometimes, amid the theatrics and showboating of partisan politics, a real policy issue breaks out....

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