Day: December 15, 2024

Reporter’s Notebook: Chronicling the Assad regime from death of the father to defeat of the son

6:45 pm December 15, 2024

The dramatic and historic scenes coming out of Syria this week are a reminder of the horrors that country has been through in the last several decades. We were there for some key moments in recent history: The funeral of Bashar al-Assad’s father, Hafez al-Assad. His “departure” was much more stately and calm than his son’s […]

American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on festive flavors, seasonal sales and historic heroes

6:30 pm December 15, 2024

APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz highlights festive flavors, seasonal sales and much more. Can you get all 8 questions right? […]

3 ways to minimize your own risk of falling like Pelosi and McConnell

6:30 pm December 15, 2024

When my family moved to New Hampshire going into my freshman year of high school, Dr. C. Everett Koop, President Ronald Reagan’s surgeon general, became my neighbor. As an aspiring doctor, I took every moment I could to seek him out and soak up his wisdom. While he shared many lessons, I never forgot one […]

Author of books that inspired ‘Reagan’ movie reflects on wild disparity between critic, audience reviews

6:30 pm December 15, 2024

EXCLUSIVE – Author Paul Kengor said the “disparity” between the Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score and audience score for the movie “Reagan” was comparable to President Reagan’s landslide presidential win in 1980 as he recalled his books’ whirlwind ride to the theaters. The year’s best reviewed films have been assembled, and the film, “Reagan,” has one […]

NFL legend Drew Brees not counting out Chiefs despite narrow escapes: ‘They’re never pretenders’

6:30 pm December 15, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs are 12-1, but if you ask just about anybody, they could be a .500 team. Half of the Chiefs’ victories have come on the final possession of games, including two walk-off field goals and another when they blocked a field goal attempt to preserve a victory. It hasn’t exactly been pretty […]