A day (or nearly) in the life of Fox News, the network that shapes America — and Trump’s agenda

“I know maybe the president is watching.” So said Brian Kilmeade, co-host of “Fox and Friends,” on Thursday morning’s show. It was no mere boast, since President Trump has publicly stated his affection for the show and for Fox News, the...

Nebraska May Stanch One Town’s Flow of Beer to Its Vulnerable Neighbors

By JULIE BOSMAN March 25, 2017 WHITECLAY, Neb. — This town is a rural skid row, with only a dozen residents, a street strewn with debris, four ramshackle liquor stores and little else. It seems to exist only to sell beer to people like Tyrell Ringing...

Chinese takeout: Afghanistan’s opium problems are growing worse, and it has to do with this

A problem that Afghanistan and international governments have tried to eradicate for decades is only getting worse, and China is a big reason why. Last week, Afghanistan released new data showing opium production is surging, information that dovetailed with a widely...

Tillerson sets sights on NATO visit next week after suggesting he could skip meeting

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attend a NATO meeting at the end of the month, the State Department announced Friday, after previous mixed signals on whether he would attend sparked alarm among some allies. Acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner said...