To repeat what Americans have heard a lot recently, our Social Security system is in very bad shape. Per the most recent report, in 2025, of the Social Security and Medicare board of trustees, Social Security is capable of paying out the entirety of promised benefits through 2033. After ...

Across the United States, nearly every community bears the imprint of asbestos use — reflected in the job sites, public infrastructure, and military installations where this natural mineral was once considered indispensable. And Utah is no exception. In this state, asbestos was particularly ...

Censorship is a common and exasperating aspect of everyday life. Many people seem determined to prevent others from reading, watching or saying certain things. Whether in the context of politics, universities, K-12 schools, books, music, or ideas in general, attempts to muzzle individuals or ...

"The rich should pay their fair share of taxes." Who can argue with that? But then we must decide who is rich and what is meant by fair. Neither political party has distinguished itself in making such distinctions. But Republicans play an especially outrageous game in portraying the ...

If you ever want to get out there, see new faces, enjoy massive crowds of people, and experience the best and worst of humans, book a flight. My husband and I decide to visit the Caribbean. Our journey begins with a flight to Florida via Baltimore which is the airline’s most efficient way ...

Four years and 25 days. Twenty days. There's a huge difference between those two numbers. The first number -- 1,486 days altogether -- is the length of time since Russian troops crossed the Ukraine border on Feb. 22, 2022, and headed for Kyiv. The second number -- just 20 days -- is the number ...