Sen. Cotton: Expectations for Putin-Trump summit limited
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the Friday meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should not have high expectations. “It’s more of a sensing session for him…
Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to…
New bay scallop season opens for Panhandle counties
The latest Florida scalloping season coincides with other season opened already this Summer. While Summer is winding down, new waters for scalloping are opening up in the Panhandle area to…
Donald Trump runs into the difficulty of Putin diplomacy and ending a long war
President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a ceasefire deal and threatening “severe consequences” and tough new sanctions if the Kremlin leader failed to…
Prophecy, politics & the poetic imagination
By Dr Aftab Husain | PUBLISHED August 17, 2025 KARACHI: To wait for a saviour is to inhabit a paradox — where passivity masks longing, and hope suspends time. This…
After Maui’s Fires, Native Hawaiian Families Face a New Threat: Foreclosure
Two years after a wildfire swept through Lāhainā, this lot and many others remain empty.Anita Hofschneider / Grist Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by…
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics — Week of 8.10.25
Just weeks into his tenure as Florida’s Education Commissioner, Anastasios Kamoutsas is hitting the ground running in enforcing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ education agenda. This week, Kamoutsas courted a headline from…
As Feds Flaunt Trump’s Takeover, DC Pushes Back
Protesters by National Guard troops outside of Union Station in Washington, DC, on August 15.Bryan Dozier Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign…
Ron DeSantis, metalhead: Metallica, Guns-n-Roses rate highest with ‘America’s Governor’
Many people think pop music peaked as they were coming of age, and Florida’s Governor is no exception to the rule. But his favorite full-length albums are on the metal…
Job support, historic site funding, water meter money on Fort Smith board agenda
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has a packed agenda for its Tuesday (Aug. 19) meeting, with voting items to include a job incentive package, a resolution supporting National Historic…