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Carolyn Hax: Grandparent thinks one twin doesn’t deserve equal gifts
A grandparent doesn’t want to give the same amount of gifts to a misbehaving grandson and his well-behaved twin.
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Hollywood Writers Strike Is ‘Going to Be a While’
The writers and entertainment companies remain far apart on several key issues, including money, and the standoff could last for months.
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Overdose prevention centers are tough sell in U.S. despite successes
The supervised injection sites allow people to take illegal drugs like fentanyl under watch of staff trained to reverse overdoses.
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GOP legislator should be expelled for sexual misconduct, Texas panel says
The Texas House will vote on expelling Rep. Bryan Slaton after a committee unanimously recommended his dismissal for sexual misconduct with a 19-year-old.
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In Debt Limit Talks, Biden and Republicans Start Far Apart
As the president prepares to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week, his budget shares little common ground with spending and tax proposals from House Republicans.
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Biden Faces Bleak Approval Numbers as He Starts Re-election Campaign
A Washington Post/ABC News poll shows challenges for President Biden and a disconnect between what Americans want and the options they have.
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Wagner Chief Appears to Backtrack on Threat to Pull Fighters From Bakhmut
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin said his mercenaries had been promised the ammunition and equipment they needed and would not have to withdraw from Russia’s fight for the eastern Ukrainian city.
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Ukrainians Return Home, Renewed and Resigned
More than 5.5 million people who left after the war began in February 2022 have gone back home — and not just to large cities like Kyiv or Dnipro, but to small places near the front line, as well.
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Arab League Votes to Readmit Syria, Ending a Nearly 12-Year Suspension
The country is poised for a triumphant return this month at the league’s next summit — perhaps represented by President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader accused of committing war crimes against his own people.
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At Charles’s Coronation, Everything Olde Was New Again
The king promised a thoroughly 21st-century ceremony, but when push came to shove, he took his place on a 13th-century throne.