In a pique of anger over Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’s resignation letter, President Trump announced over the weekend that Mr. Mattis would be out of a job on Jan. 1, instead of the end of February, as the secretary had recommended in order to provide a stable transition. The hunt for his replacement is […]

It’s time to down the cudgels this Christmas Eve and try to spread some goodwill in the world of politics – if such a thing is ever possible. This is, at all events, a ruminative time of year, when we take stock of the 12 months which – to this writer at least – not […]

Stephanie Mitchell has had problems with her eyesight since she was a child in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Ms. Mitchell, 68, was diagnosed with myopia — nearsightedness — at age 2. Her first pair of glasses were lime green with really thick lenses. As the years passed, Ms. Mitchell’s vision got worse. Doctors detected glaucoma. Among […]

To the Editor: Re “Abandoned America,” by Eduardo Porter (Sunday Review, Dec. 16): Both my husband and I are Midwesterners by birth. I appreciate this thoughtful analysis of the difficulties facing rural America. However, I suggest that more attention be given to one of the basic problems facing rural regions: access. It is difficult to […]

Some of our traditions are best left in the past. Like the hatred of the informer, necessary when we were fighting for our independence. And like the instinctive reaction against evictions, as if this was still the Famine times, and greedy landlords were putting starving families out of their hovels to die on the side […]

The seaside town of Saint Andrews, N.B., has come together to create a very special Christmas tree this holiday season in support of the local food bank. The popular tourist town is known for its fishing and whale watching expeditions, so what better way to showcase that than with a tree made entirely of lobster […]

MEXICO CITY — When I was in Tijuana last month, a heavy rainstorm poured down on the Benito Juárez sports park, where more than 6,000 Central American migrants were crowded into tents, under tarps, or simply sleeping on the mud. The rain mixed with sewage that was leaking from broken toilets, forming putrid puddles that […]

A day after a federal judge denounced the former Trump adviser Michael Flynn, at a sentencing hearing, for lying to F.B.I. agents, the judge had a similar message on Wednesday for former Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Follow the law. It was one of two court decisions this week making clear that the administration was overstepping […]

There was nothing my late mother would not do to try find some way for my father to spend Christmas Day at home. This wasn’t always easy. Like many people in essential jobs, his working conditions were far removed from the rather comfortable cocoon now existing for many white-collar workers in Ireland where offices remain […]

After roughly two months of construction work, Edmonton’s Keillor Point lookout, more commonly referred to as “End of the World,” is almost completely upgraded and open to visitors. A spokesperson for the city said Friday Keillor Point is open to the public, with the exception of some gravel trails. Work began on the popular lookout […]