AS 2026 dawns, I had briefly considered stepping away from my usual rhythm of dissecting geopolitical decay and institutional autopsies. Having spent six of my eight decades confronting the machinery ...

A new year provides the chance for a clean slate, and perhaps this time we’ll get one. Not that this is what we’re being told, daily and practically hourly: Our problems are intractable and unsolvable ...

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...

If more than 10 people tell you to do something, perhaps it’s a good idea. Here’s my personal example. Some faithful readers of the column I wrote for the Wichita Eagle for more than three decades ...

In one sense, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are the foundation of the country’s government. The Declaration laid out the principles toward which we aspire. The Constitution ...

As we enter this joyous holiday season, Grinches are moving among us. Mainly they are cranky Trumpites who are not happy. With me. They may or may not be pear-shaped or green, as Dr. Seuss described ...

During a recent appearance on the “So True with Caleb Hearon” podcast, co-director Lilly Wachowski was asked about certain right-wing groups attaching their ideologies to her 1999 sci-fi masterpiece ...

With Indiana men’s basketball up 99-56 with 23 seconds remaining, Jasai Miles stepped up to the free throw line, looking to give the Hoosiers their third 100-point game of the season. The junior guard ...

Ever notice at Thanksgiving dinner when certain members of your family return from “walking the dog” or “picking up more ice,” you’re suddenly a paragon of wit and insight? You’re not. They’re just ...

This is the shocking moment a python crashed through a family's bathroom ceiling in Kedah, Malaysia on November 12 as animal rescuers searched for the serpent. Psychologist flags a sign that Trump may ...

A 15-year-old first spotted the snake hanging out in the ceiling above a toilet in their home Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...