When composers write music, it can be a mystery why one piece endures and is considered timeless, while another might not live past a premiere performance. When Handel wrote "Messiah," did he know it ...

SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there many decades ago. My latest short answer: Look at the new California Senate leader. In ...

Even if President Donald Trump gets the Federal Reserve chair he wants in 2026, he may not get the monetary policy he wants. The Fed sets interest rates by consensus, not command, and today’s economy ...

A few years ago, I got a new license plate for my car. I chose the number 2024 as a reminder of how important that year was going to be. The fate of our nation hung in the balance — would we accept ...

So, did anything happen while I was gone? A year ago, I stepped away from Inside Higher Ed after two decades as editor and co-founder, and I spent 2025 recovering (from 20 years of overwork at IHE and ...

What if a new technology could save thousands of lives and put a stop to most drunk driving? Peggy Glass, a court monitoring specialist for Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Deschutes County, brought ...

This was my 80-somethingth New Year’s holiday. I’m a bit older than our current president but younger than Methuselah (see Holy Bible or jump to last paragraph). But that’s a lotta welcoming of new ...

State lawmakers in Sacramento introduced 2,350 bills this past year. Gov. Gavin Newsom eventually signed 794 bills and vetoed 123. Here are a few that take effect on Jan. 1 for which you need to be ...

"I want us to return to a place where journalism means listening before speaking, where facts matter more than opinions, where stories are told to shine light, not to inflame," writes Bill Marcil Jr., ...

For generations across the South, black-eyed peas have traditionally been served on New Year's Day. The dish is associated with a "mystical and mythical power to bring good luck" in the year ahead, ...

See all the outfits from around the world that were featured this year in our Look of the Week column. See all the outfits from around the world that were featured this year in our Look of the Week ...