As Middle East tensions rise, the Strait of Hormuz has again become a focal point for policymakers and markets. Roughly one-fifth of globally traded oil passes through that narrow waterway. Any ...

Chuck McQuinn knows a thing or two about being adaptable. For decades he was a vascular surgeon, first at Seattle’s Polyclinic and later at Kaiser Permanente. After retiring from that, he did what ...

For more than a decade, Wood County, W.Va., has stood on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. While communities across the state were struggling to respond, Wood County stepped forward — opening ...

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Over the past year, residents have frequented Ypsilanti Township Council meetings, distraught over one thing: the University of Michigan’s new data center. Officials have fielded questions about ...

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We’ve lost our way and are way out of our depth. But … it provides endless source material, keeping up with the Lovecraft-inspired mountains of madness witnessed daily over the past few decades. And ...

Dear Neil: I can keep my grass green around these pecans, but we would have a huge water bill if I tried to keep the trees fully watered. I see dead/dry branches throughout our neighborhood. Should I ...

The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins. By Ben Crair If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city ...

The first purpose of these disinformation efforts is, of course, to muddy the waters so that people with conservative inclinations, who may still abhor political violence, have a rationale to keep ...

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The White Lotus,” now streaming on Max. “Stop worrying about the love you didn’t get,” Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) told her ...

Perry Wood is running for Erie County executive on a platform of collaboration and progress. Wood highlights his experience leading ECGRA, emphasizing his success in bringing together diverse groups ...