Maryland Nuclear Engineer and Spouse Arrested on Espionage-Related Charges  —  Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested in Jefferson County, West Virginia, by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan  —  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country's new Taliban rulers, the Taliban said Sunday.

Eric Clapton Isn't Just Spouting Vaccine Nonsense—He's Bankrolling It  —  Eric Clapton went from setting the standard for rock guitar to making ‘full-tilt’ racist rants to becoming an outspoken vaccine skeptic.  Did he change?  Or was he always like this?  —  Cambel McLaughlin thought he was being punked.

Celebrate Columbus's Achievements  —  We should acknowledge his flaws, but his treatment by the left is reminiscent of communist propaganda.  —  Friends, Americans, citizens of the world, lend me your ears.  I come to bury Christopher Columbus, not to praise him.

'The president's decline is alarming': Biden trapped in coronavirus malaise  —  Democrats are ringing alarm bells and coming to the simplest of conclusions: It's the pandemic, stupid.  —  President Joe Biden's standing with Americans has plummeted, with his average approval rating plunging by nearly 15 points since late June.

‘Frustration is at an all-time high’: Behind Biden's falling poll numbers  —  ATLANTA — W. Mondale Robinson spent a large chunk of last fall in clubs and bars and concert venues in Georgia, trying to convince disenchanted Black men that casting a ballot — in the 2020 general election …

Biggest U.S. Retailers Charter Private Cargo Ships to Sail Around Port Delays  —  Home Depot, Costco and Walmart resort to private charters in push to stock shelves for holiday shoppers  —  Global supply-chain delays are so severe that some of the biggest U.S. retailers have resorted to an extreme …

Why the Latest Campus Cancellation Is Different  —  Dorian Abbot is a geophysicist at the University of Chicago.  In recognition of his research on climate change, MIT invited him to deliver the John Carlson Lecture, which takes place every year at a large venue in the Boston area and is meant to …

After the Taliban seized their school, Afghanistan's all-female orchestra tried to flee.  Only some escaped.  —  KABUL — The girls came from homes broken by war and poverty to chase an unimaginable future as musicians.  And with grit and determination they succeeded: Some played at Carnegie Hall.

Two Journalists Started an Argument in Boston in 1979.  It's Not Over Yet.  —  A writer for an alt-weekly called out a Boston Globe editor for his “fealty” to the idea of objectivity in a column that reads as if it was written yesterday.  —  In 1979, two journalists got into an argument.

Why should Spain despise its greatest explorer?  —  Monuments to Christopher Columbus are regularly vandalized throughout the Americas, but Spain remains faithful to his memory.  Last week, I visited Seville Cathedral, where his supposed remains are carried shoulder-high by massive statues representing …

Steven Mnuchin Stepped In to Prevent Ivanka Trump World Bank Appointment … In January 2019, Jim Yong Kim threw the global financial development sector into a state of disarray: The former academic and health official announced he would be stepping down the following month from his role …

There Is Shadow Inflation Taking Place All Around Us  —  Some companies haven't been raising prices.  Instead, they've been cutting back customer services and conveniences, but how should that be measured?  —  Inflation has surged in 2021, with various official measurements of consumer prices rising faster than they have in years.

Corey Lewandowski in Exile: Banned at Trump Properties  —  Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is no longer allowed on Trump properties or at Trump parties after a high-profile donor accused him of sexual misconduct.  —  After a GOP donor accused Corey Lewandowski of sexual misconduct late …

Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea  —  The old habits of secrecy haven't left Kim Kuk-song.  —  It has taken weeks of discussions to get an interview with him, and he's still worried about who might be listening.  He wears dark glasses for the camera …

Southwest Airlines cancels 1,800 flights, blaming weather and staffing  — Southwest has cancelled more than 1,800 flights over the weekend so far.  — The Dallas-based airline blamed the disruptions on air traffic control issues, bad weather and staffing shortfalls.

Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control  —  With a staffing emergency disrupting the basic functions of the jail system, detainees have had free rein inside.  —  When a detainee decided to hijack a bus inside the Rikers Island jail complex, little was in place to stop him.

White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A Mess of Trump Gift Exchanges  —  Gift exchanges between U.S. and foreign leaders, a highly regulated process, devolved into sometimes risible shambles during the Trump administration.  —  The Saudi royal family showered Donald J. Trump and his entourage …

The Left Got What It Wanted—So Now What?  —  There is no schadenfreude in seeing the Left destroy everything it touches—because its claws tear all of us as well.  —  What was the purpose for the insane opposition of the Left between 2017 and 2021?  To usher in a planned nihilism …

The Biden-Harris train wreck may have its savior: 2024 GOP nominee Donald Trump  —  Former President Trump recently declared he would beat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a potential Republican primary match-up for the party's 2024 presidential nomination.  And based on current polling, he's almost certainly right.

White House throws up its hands at new questions on Hunter Biden's ‘art’ scam  —  “I'd refer to the gallerist for questions,” huffed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki last week in non-answer to reporters asking about Hunter Biden's star-studded Los Angeles art show.

Educator's Black Lives Matter Email Upends Her District  —  A Black superintendent's email to parents after the killing of George Floyd engulfed a small, predominantly white Maryland community in a yearlong firestorm.  —  CENTREVILLE, Md. — When Andrea Kane sat down to write a letter …

BBC describes Alfred Dreyfus as ‘notorious Jewish spy’  —  Alfred Dreyfus, subject of the antisemitic Dreyfus Affair that inspired Zionist founding father Theodor Herzl, was described in a BBC drama summary as a “Jewish spy” despite being exonerated.  —  The BBC described Alfred Dreyfus …

Liberal Democrats have become the mainstream of the party and less willing to compromise with dwindling moderates  —  Moments after President Biden instructed House Democrats to make concessions or risk derailing passage of his economic agenda, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus hastily gathered …