From the “What were they thinking?” department: If you wonder whether stories in the news are true as reported, you’re not alone. According to Gallup, Americans’ trust in the mass media now stands at an all-time low. As does our… Read more

In what Reuters is calling “a highly unusual development,” the US is sending an advanced anti-missile system to Israel along with American troops to operate it. Meanwhile, a man arrested near a Donald Trump rally is facing gun charges. The… Read more

The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) was founded nearly a hundred years ago. It is sometimes called the Tiffany Network, alluding to its high programming quality during the tenure of its founding. Now people across the political spectrum are asking, What… Read more

Rescue crews are wading through heavy flooding caused by Hurricane Milton, looking for people trapped in houses, cars, and other structures. First responders completed around 170 high-water rescues in just one county yesterday. More than one hundred residents in an… Read more

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida last night as a Category 3 storm. More than three million people are without power this morning; the roof of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, was ripped to… Read more

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late today, striking the Tampa Bay area. The National Hurricane Center warned, “Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for… Read more

Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm yesterday. The center of the monster storm could come ashore Wednesday in the Tampa Bay region, which has not seen a direct hit by a major hurricane in more than a… Read more

A year ago today, Hamas launched the worst massacre in Israel’s history, murdering 1,195 people and taking 251 hostages. The last twelve months have been what the Economist calls “the year that shattered the Middle East.” Despite the horrors of… Read more

For the vast majority of modern history, women have outnumbered men when it comes to who shows up most often at church. In fact, many scholars have come to see it as something of a universal truth. However, the latest… Read more

David Jones walked his daughter Elizabeth down the aisle at her wedding in Johnson City, Tennessee, last Saturday. Here’s why their story made headlines: he had to walk through the devastation created by Hurricane Helene to get there. What would… Read more