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(TNS) The Supreme Court offered a pleasant surprise last week to those of us worried about the role of money in elections. In a 5-4 opinion written by...

(TNS) Are we doing enough to help those who have served in uniform to integrate successfully into the civilian world? The answer appears to be a decis...

Regarding the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency’s P.I.L.O.T. plan for National Fuel’s compressor station in Hinsdale, the members of Un...

The 64th annual National Day of Prayer is set for Thursday this year. The theme for 2015 is “Lord, Hear Our Cry,” emphasizing the need for individuals...

BANGKOK (AP) — After tanks from communist North Vietnam burst through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon 40 years ago Thursday, Washington...

(TNS) Last week the toymaker Mattel announced the discontinuation of its SeaWorld-related merchandise, including SeaWorld Trainer Barbie. This move is...

(TNS) Suicides by active-duty troops and veterans are at levels that would have been unthinkable a generation ago. Each day, on average, a current ser...

Can we conduct a text interview? Um, no. One of my greatest journalism pet peeves is when someone asks me if I can interview him or her via text. Each...

I wish the mainstream media would stop acting like there are two sides to the educational issues we face today. There isn’t. There are those who claim...

Crime victimization is not limited to one specific population; it transcends people of all backgrounds and identities. While crime victims have legal ...

(TNS) It’s been five years since images of oil-soaked pelicans, dead turtles and contaminated shorelines along the Gulf Coast shocked our national con...

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP) — Sameer Mohiuddin grew more confused by the second as panelists speaking at his Southern California mosque trumpeted a new...

(TNS) I’m heading to Iraq this week and then to Jordan for a closer look at the progress (or regress) of the war on ISIS. I’ll be visiting Iraqi Kurdi...

(TNS) “Hank, you’re a real patriot. Why are you helping China?” The question was put to Henry “Hank” Paulson Jr., former CEO of Goldman Sachs and U.S....

(TNS) Elizabeth Warren versus Ted Cruz? Not likely. Only the most extraordinary circumstances could produce this improbable contest for the presidency...

Editor's Note: The writer is addressing the question, “Are congressional progressives misusing their office to scapegoat climate-change deniers?” (TNS...

Editor's Note: The writer is addressing the question, “Are congressional progressives misusing their office to scapegoat climate-change deniers?” (TNS...

As Hillary Clinton starts her second run for the presidency, one statistic stands out: 47 percent. Mitt Romney made that number notorious by saying th...