WICHITA, Kan. — At an open-air debate at the Kansas State Fair in September, a raucous crowd roared, cheered and booed with such vigor that the candidates often were forced to pause before they could speak. The Republican candidate for governor, Kris Kobach, and the independent, Greg Orman, had strong support in the packed bleachers. But […]

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made it clear that averting the worst consequences of climate changes (lesser consequences are by now all around us) will mean quickly cutting back on the use of fossil fuels that cause global warming. Big Oil didn’t get the memo. Faced with what they saw […]

(Reuters) – Canadian asset manager Mawer Investment Management is working with an investment bank to explore a potential sale in a deal that could be worth as much as C$2 billion ($1.51 billion), people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Employee-owned Mawer manages more than C$50 billion of assets for both individual and institutional […]

It has become my habit to check social media when I first wake up, a consequence of this modern age. I wasn’t sleeping well, so this morning I checked my phone around 5 a.m., expecting to see continued analysis of the midterm elections and maybe a charming news item about Cardi B. I should have […]

TORONTO (Reuters) – U.S. cannabis retailer Harvest Enterprises Inc is set to raise $230 million (C$303 million) in a deal that would value the company at about $1.5 billion when it goes public in Toronto as early as next week, people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. The Tempe, Arizona-based company had initially […]

At last, Trump opponents have reason to hope: In taking back the House, Democrats will finally be able to pursue wide-ranging investigations into the administration. The menu of possibilities from the first two years of the Trump administration is dizzying: from possible malfeasance with the inauguration fund to the possible illegal use of the military […]

A flight attendant is being praised for going above and beyond her job’s description after she stepped in to help out a new mother by breastfeeding the passenger’s hungry, crying baby mid-flight. Philippines Airlines crew member Patrisha Organo’s motherly instincts kicked in after hearing a crying infant, “a cry that will make you want to […]

Relations between president and press have always been nettlesome, as they should be. The role of the news media in questioning and challenging power is as fundamental to democracy as the ballot. But however maddening presidents past have found reporters to be, none has wandered so far beyond accepted boundaries as President Trump. Granted, suspending […]

To the Editor: Re “Trump Replaces Sessions With a Loyalist; Vows ‘Warlike’ Stance on House Inquiries” (front page, Nov. 8): The firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as his replacement have brought this nation to the threshold of a constitutional crisis. Mr. Whitaker has said publicly, on multiple occasions, […]

To the Editor: I switched to “Casablanca” on TCM for large parts of the election returns on Tuesday night. A few moments of sublime romance seemed a fair reward for the debacle being played out on the other networks. The commentators seemed alternately pleased, dismayed and frustrated by the numbers rolling in from around the […]