Generosity Europe Special delivery: This Frenchman builds community, letter by letter | View caption Hide caption At a time when letter writing has gone the way of the quill pen, a self-appointed bicycle delivery messenger and his team are helping to build the social bridges the digital world threatens to tear down. But Mr. Berthelot…
Are Americans ready to get on board with tax reform? Not so much. So far, the early debate over a 2017 tax bill has been an inside-the-Beltway game. But what will happen once the tax debate gets out of Washington? Will it engage a highly polarized and often-confused public? | View caption Hide caption So…
First Look From expelled to reelected: Voters show support for ‘Tennessee Three’ Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, two of the “Tennessee Three” that were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor, reclaimed their legislative seats on Aug. 3. The outcome may influence upcoming elections. | View caption Hide caption |…
Eastern European countries should expect “further provocation” by Belarusian leader and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Polish Ambassador to the US has warned. As on Tuesday, one high-ranking official issued a warning about Minsk and Moscow’s “growing aggressiveness”. Speaking as Warsaw is sending 10,000 troops to its border with in support to the al:…
A U.S. soldier was charged with murdering his wife in Anchorage, Alaska, four days after he reported her missing to police. Army Spc. Zarrius Hildabrand, 21, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, as well as tampering with evidence, according to the Army and court records. Saria Hildabrand was first reported missing on Monday,…
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday easily defeated a vote of no-confidence taken by the opposition over his handling of a deadly ethnic conflict in Manipur, and in a two-hour speech dismissed the move as a vain attempt to “defame India.” More than 180 people have been killed, many hundreds more wounded and…
The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: Hollywood studios thought they could “ride out the skirmish with screenwriters” and keep the entertainment factory going, said Meg James in the Los Angeles Times. Now, with Hollywood actors joining striking screenwriters last week for the biggest Tinseltown shutdown in more…