In Trump era, a sudden flood of women candidates
Three weeks after announcing her candidacy for the Virginia state legislature, Ms. Carroll Foy discovered she was pregnant – with twins. The Virginia house will go from 17 women...
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On gun violence, a pat diagnosis may only deepen a stigma
Some mass shooters have been diagnosed with mental illness. Jared Loughner, who killed six and severely wounded then US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in 2011, was found by psychiatrists to...
Concerned about hackers, states turn cyber insurance
As the threat from hackers and cybercriminals intensifies, a growing number of states are buying cyber insurance to protect themselves – and taxpayers. More than a dozen states now have cyber insurance policies, which cover losses and expenses if a computer network...
Thanksgiving’s ties to safety and comfort
When President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation that set the last Thursday in November as a national “day of Thanksgiving,” he did so at the height of the Civil...
Top Republicans respond to Roy Moore sexual misconduct allegations
A woman has accused Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in Alabama, of initiating a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 years old and he...
As Weinstein aftershocks hit Westminster, a watershed for British politics?
The Weinstein scandal had just started to unfurl in the news, and across the British political scene, women began sharing their own stories of sexual harassment on the instant...
European Union ramps up pressure Britain for real progress in Brexit talks
As if British Prime Minister Theresa May wasn’t facing enough pressure at home, the European Union piled on more Friday by insisting there must be real progress in the...
In less than a decade, Poland's massive far-right march has gone global
Fascists and other far-right extremists are set to assemble Saturday in Warsaw for a march that has become one of the largest gatherings in Europe and perhaps beyond for...
An awakening to end mass shootings?
Other than small efforts by a few states to better regulate guns, does the United States have a grand strategy to end mass shootings? Given recent statistics, the lack...
As more House Republicans head for the exits, Democrats see glimmers of a wave
When Rep. Charlie Dent (R) of Pennsylvania announced in September that he would not seek reelection next year, political pundits speculated this might be an early sign of trouble...
