Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s budget ideas are a start
There is a lot to like in Mayor Eric Johnson’s memo about the upcoming Dallas city budget. The mayor laid out his priorities last month: maintaining public safety, focusing on…
Moscow mayor calls Saturday’s deadly bomb attack on restaurant a ‘terrorist act’
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a “brutal terrorist act,” but did not say who was responsible.…
Ken Martin hunkers down at the Democratic National Committee as a storm gathers around party leader
FILE – Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at DNC headquarters, Jan. 12, 2026, in Washington. Allison Robbert/AP Photo/Allison Robbert FILE –…
Thousands fewer Dallas County children could receive childcare aid next year
Thousands fewer Dallas County children could receive subsidized childcare next year as rising costs outpace available funding, according to preliminary estimates cited by the head of the region’s childcare assistance…
What Mr. Trump taught me about democracy
On Jan. 6, 2021, I watched in horror and disbelief as a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters hopped-up on his lies about a stolen election, ransacked the Capitol, viciously attacked…
Letters to the Editor – Stirring the UT tenure tempest further
The University of Texas at Austin tower building on Nov. 20, 2019 in Austin. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News) Juan Figueroa/Dallas Morning News Writing deserves attention Re: “A Tenure…
Letters to the Editor – Rate hikes, Fauci, hunger, colleges, Medicare, Paxton
Dr. Anthony Fauci is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. Allison Robbert/AP Photo/Allison Robbert Coincidences Re:…
Thomas Eakins turned Philadelphia’s medical history into high art. Philadelphians weren’t ready for it.
Listen to article • 0:00 minIn 1866, the realist painter Thomas Eakins was in Paris studying at the École des Beaux-Arts. While there, he wrote to Emily Sartain, a family…
‘Exorcist’ star Linda Blair’s home raided over undocumented kennel operation with 100 dogs
Law enforcement officers and animal control officials descended on a property in southern California owned by “The Exorcist” actress Linda Blair to investigate a large-scale kennel operation she runs out…
Jack Osbourne shares photo of daughter one year after father Ozzy Osbourne’s death
Jack Osbourne’s fifth and youngest daughter inherited more than just her name from her late rocker grandfather, Ozzy Osbourne. Osbourne on Friday took to social media to share a cute…