Preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board indicate that automated alerts triggered by track monitoring devices may have been ignored just prior to the train derailments in Sandusky (Ohio) in October and in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. In other words, human ...

Former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley made it official this past week: She is seeking the GOP nomination for president. The announcement, not surprisingly, met with enthusiasm in her hometown (Bamberg, S.C.), where Mayor Nancy Foster said, “We think it’s wonderful. She’s a native of Bamberg and ...

In the closing years of the cold war, as relations between the Soviet Union and U.S. thawed, Ronald Reagan adopted a Russian proverb: trust, but verify. These days, with Sino-U.S. relations chilling rather than warming, there is precious little trust, and limited ability to read the other’s ...

Medical advocates say 25 is the best minimum, but it will likely be 21 if cannabis is legalized in Minnesota this session. Ask Minnesota’s medical community what the minimum legal age for recreational marijuana use should be — if state lawmakers approve it — and the response is generally ...

Snow Week survival THUMBS UP: The “snownami” that was predicted for Minnesota this week came along right on schedule, but it was not quite as dire as predicted. We don’t think anyone will complain about the fact that we didn’t get 20 to 24 inches of snow, as some computerized weather ...

Vladimir Putin has thrown 97% of his army into Ukraine, U.K. officials said this week, and the Russian dictator is betting he can grind down the West’s will to resist. So it’s good news NATO members are rethinking their current defense commitments. North Atlantic Treaty Organization ...