Learning to Love Solitude (and Hate Oatmeal) on a 15,534-Mile Canadian Trek

Learning to Love Solitude (and Hate Oatmeal) on a 15,534-Mile Canadian Trek

In 2015, independent Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan set out on what is now known as the Trans Canada Trail, a nearly 17,000-mile recreational trail that encompasses green trails, roads and waterways from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north to the Arctic Ocean leads. On August 1, Ms. Whelan, 56, accompanied by her parents, partner … Read more

Opinion | Tucker Carlson Has a New Hero

Opinion | Tucker Carlson Has a New Hero

Orban’s American admirers include the political philosopher Patrick Deneen; JD Vance, the author of Hillbilly Elegy, now running for Ohio Republican Senate nomination; and Rod Dreher, a popular conservative blogger and author. “What power is the only power able to stand up to the woke capitalists and these illiberal leftists in science, media, sports, cultural … Read more

USA’s Nelly Korda leads after 3 rounds of women’s golf tournament

American golfer Nelly Korda plays her shot on August 6.

There is still a lot of competition as the Olympics go into their final weekend. But a storm, hot weather and rising coronavirus cases loom over the upcoming Tokyo Games final. The rise in Covid-19 continues: Tokyo reported 5,042 cases on Thursday, a new daily record for Japan’s capital. Doctors and public health experts have … Read more

Prosecutors seek the death penalty in kids’ deaths

Prosecutors seek the death penalty in kids' deaths

Idaho prosecutors on Thursday announced their intention to pursue the death penalty against Chad Daybell, who is accused of killing his two stepchildren who were found missing and dead in Idaho last year. Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell, the mother of Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, are charged with the murder … Read more

Texas High School Principal Sees Racism in Calls to Remove Intimate Photos

Texas High School Principal Sees Racism in Calls to Remove Intimate Photos

In June 2019, shortly after James Whitfield, a black educator, was hired as the principal of a middle school in Colleyville, Texas, a school district administrator called and asked him to post photos of him and his wife on Facebook. who is white and hugs each other intimately on a beach. Wondering why someone had … Read more

Opinion | Alex Azar: Americans Need to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine

Opinion | Alex Azar: Americans Need to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine

Some who are reluctant to get vaccinated point out that the vaccines are under emergency approval rather than full approval. It is important for Democratic and Republican leaders to state clearly and repeatedly that the FDA holds these vaccines to such high standards that the only real difference is having full approval steps like analysis … Read more