Harry M. Reid, a Power in the Senate, Dies at 82  —  Mr. Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, displayed his pugilistic instincts as he steered an economic stimulus package and the Affordable Care Act to passage.  —  Harry M. Reid, the Democrat who rose from childhood poverty in the rural Nevada desert …

He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed.  His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients.  —  Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone.  So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …

Worries that omicron surge could lead to breakdown in essential services spurred new quarantine, isolation rules  —  Health officials worried the volume of expected infections could result in tens of thousands of Americans unable to work.  —  Health officials' recommendation this week …

If You Like All The New Progressive Federal Judges, Thank Trump For Sabotaging Georgia  —  Without Trump's nonstop lies about “voter fraud” having cost him reelection, Georgia's two Senate races likely would have been won by Republicans.  —  By S.V. Date  —  WASHINGTON ― …

Two California teachers were secretly recorded speaking about LGBTQ student outreach.  Now they're fighting for their jobs  —  This fall, a pair of middle school teachers from the Salinas Valley traveled to Palm Springs for the California Teachers Association's annual LGBTQ+ Issues Conference.

America Sticks Out Its Tush  —  For his Christmas Day column William Kilpatrick wrote: … That's a bit of an over-simplification, but it's certainly clear that “barring a miracle” the future is post-western.  Mr Kilpatrick continues: … That was a very sharp way of putting it.

Biden should stop pretending his resistance to a vax-to-fly rule is about public health  —  The decision by federal health officials to cut in half the number of days for people to quarantine if infected with covid-19 says less about our understanding of how the coronavirus spreads than the influence of …

Hong Kong Police Arrest Six Linked to Pro-Democracy News Site  —  Six current or former senior staff members of Stand News were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to publish seditious material.  More than 200 officers raided the news site's headquarters.  —  HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police …

Seriously, Upgrade Your Face Mask  —  Omicron is everywhere.  Dr. Abraar Karan explains why cloth masks don't cut it anymore.  —  We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … Throughout the pandemic, wearing a face mask has been one of the best ways that anyone can easily reduce their risk of catching or spreading COVID-19.

11 Years After Trying to Kill Each Other, a Marine and a Talib Meet Again  —  A Times reporter who once served in the Marines returned to the site of a major battle in Afghanistan to see what's changed since the Taliban took over — and to meet a commander he once fought.  —  MARJA, Afghanistan — The tea was hot.

2021 Man of the Year: Jon Gruden  —  Unlike Colin Kaepernick, who lost his job in the NFL due to lack of talent, former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden was forced to resign for using offensive language in a series of old emails leaked to media outlets.  —  Historians and scholars can argue …

Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism  —  In February, with the images of the violent insurrection in Washington still fresh in the minds of Americans, newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took the unprecedented step of signing a memo directing commanding officers across …

Us So Stupid  —  How the Left views middle Americans as sub-human.  —  Bette Midler should wear a name tag that reads, “Hi, I'm a super-rich, Hollywood elitist who thinks Red Staters are sub-human.”  But that would be superfluous.  —  After Sen. Joe Manchin announced …

Lou Cannon, ‘Hall of Fame’ political writer and Reagan chronicler, hangs it up.  Sort of  —  One of the giants of political journalism has decided to hang it up at age 88.  But anyone who knows Lou Cannon doesn't think for a moment his retirement means more time on the beach or romping …

US shows China its hand on strategic value of ‘unsinkable’ Taiwan  —  Washington's clear statement of island's regional security role part of tougher stance towards Beijing  —  In June 1950 General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of US forces in Asia-Pacific, urged President Harry Truman …

Anti-Biden 'Let's Go Brandon' merchandise sold at JBER mall prompts update to vendor guidance  —  Ahead of the holidays, a vendor who had set up shop at a mall on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was selling figurines with an overt political message deriding the commander-in-chief.