Congress must ensure US Air safety is never again a political bargaining chip

The professionals ensuring the safety of the entire U.S. air transportation system deserve better, and so does the flying ...

JoCo boy, 9, is known as ‘Menorah Man’ for whimsical creations — made of dominoes

Noah Unell, a third-grader in Overland Park, makes unique, handmade menorahs for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah by gluing colorful dominoes together.

For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela

President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, ...

Afghanistan’s tragedy: From Reagan’s "nation of heroes" to Trump’s "hellhole on Earth"

In the '80s, Afghans were "freedom fighters." Today, they're despised terrorists. Both stories were made in America ...
Stephen Follows

Are modern movies using flatter lighting than in the past?

I crunched the data on over a million shots of faces across 3,655 movies to see whether modern lighting is getting flatter.

Games, Games, Games, Vol. 7

It's that time of year again -- our annual tabletop gift guide returns with Games, Games, Games, Vol. 7. From family-friendly ...

He searched Ground Zero for his son for six months. 24 years later, 9/11 killed him too

James “Jim” Riches, a former New York City Fire Department deputy chief, died on Thanksgiving Day at age 74 from illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero, 24 years after the attacks claimed ...