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Trump team pressures media over war coverage

Through lectures, scoldings and outright threats, President Donald Trump and his aides are ratcheting up the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle East the way the administration wants. The Republican president has fumed on social media about stories he doesn’t like and ...

Horoscope: Wednesday, March 18

Your inner sight sharpens your amazing people skills. That and impeccable timing will lead to deals, fun and personal victories. Aries (March 21-April 19) Just as you can’t tell what kind of charge is in a battery until you hook it up to something that uses the power, you don’t know what ...

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II dies at 93

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia’s Patriarch Ilia II, the longtime head of the Georgian Orthodox Church and one of the country’s most influential figures, has died. He was 93. Ilia II died late Tuesday after being hospitalized in critical condition with internal bleeding. “He was an ...

Balancing respect in interfaith romance

Dear Annie: I never thought I would be writing to an advice column, but here I am, because my heart is full and my mind is spinning. I am a Catholic woman in my early 30s, and I have fallen deeply in love with a wonderful man who is Jewish. He is kind, thoughtful, funny and steady in a way ...

Benefits of getting HPV vaccines

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you mentioned that the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine prevents neck and head cancer in men. I am 75 and do not recall ever getting an HPV vaccine. Should I get one now? — J.L.I. Answer: For many years, tobacco (smoking, snuff, chewing tobacco, etc.) ...

Top counterterrorism official resigns

WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war. “Iran posed no ...