What does Tuesday’s seismic election say about America today? Perspective from Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Jon Meacham: In his long retirement in Independence, Missouri, Harry Truman spent a great deal of time musing about democracy and history. “The country,” he remarked, “has to awaken every now and then to the fact that the people…
Jay Rockefeller, who served as West Virginia’s governor and U.S. senator and was the last member of his family’s political dynasty, has died at the age of 89. He died Thursday night at his home in Washington, said Mary Stewart, vice president for external affairs at WETA, the public broadcasting station where Rockefeller’s wife, Sharon,…
Kyiv — Wooden boards line the entry corridor, replacing windows shattered by a recent Russian drone attack near the school’s campus, 20 miles south of Ukraine’s capital. The principal says they could become a permanent fixture, as repairs would cost $500,000. Inside, children sit next to old Soviet guns — gifts from their parents’ military units…
