Letters to the Editor | May 26, 2026
Listen to article • 0:00 minFamilies deserve moreIn its recent editorial on the school district’s rightsizing efforts, The Inquirer Editorial Board got this right: The process matters. But a fair…
Texas voters to settle marquee Senate, key statewide runoffs for both parties Tuesday
Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn face each other Tuesday in the GOP Senate runoff. Elias Valverde II Jason Fochtman/The Dallas Morning News, Houston AUSTIN – Voters on…
License to deliver: Some midwives break the law to assist with home births
By Lisa Rab, KFF Health News GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — In a midwife’s suburban Atlanta home with a playground and chicken coop outside, Madie Collins lay on an examination table…
One man shot, another stabbed in Bronx murders four minutes apart
One man was shot and another stabbed in a pair of slayings just four minutes apart in the Bronx, police said Monday. The bloodshed began when 34-year-old Javon Jones was…
Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tank
Listen to article • 0:00 minA damaged chemical tank in Southern California cracked over the weekend, which authorities were hopeful would relieve pressure and reduce the risk of an explosion.Some…
Where is the outrage? The double standard no one wants to admit
When environmental destruction, abuse, violence, and public disorder emerge from homeless encampments, many of America’s most vocal advocacy organizations suddenly fall silent. Recently, a major stretch of Interstate 110 in…
Huntington Beach scraps brand management contract hit with “cronyism” allegations
Huntington Beach has scrapped a brand management and marketing contract plan that had been clouded by community concerns over transparency and cronyism. City Council members agreed at their last meeting…
New City Hall report documents explosion of ICE arrests in NYC
ICE arrested more than 5,000 people in NYC between Jan 2025 and March 2026, even using deception in pursuit of their efforts to take people into custody, according to a…
Britney Spears was ‘confrontational’ and ‘flamboyant’ but tested low for alcohol during DUI stop
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears refused to get out of her BMW for about 10 minutes before her driving under the influence arrest in March. When…
Trump administration rule to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroad
By REBECCA SANTANA and GISELA SALOMON WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump…