He scoffed. He collapsed. He seemed to be sleeping. And the whole time he was basically stuck. When former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial began jury selection on Monday, he was something he never wanted to be: a criminal defendant scowling alongside his lawyers and bound by the rulings of a judge against whom…
About 64 percent of Pennsylvanians who responded to a Quinnipiac poll in early January described their financial situation as excellent or good; 24 percent described it as “not so good” and only 9 percent described it as bad. But in the same survey, only 33 percent of Pennsylvania residents described the “state of the country’s…
Robert Lanter lives in a 600-square-foot house that can be traversed in five seconds and vacuumed from a single outlet. He doesn’t have a coffee table in the living room because it would obstruct the front door. When relatives come to visit, Mr. Lanter says jokingly, but only partly, they have to tour one at…
Let’s be honest: Virtually no one thought he would even be elected president. Or that he would forge a groundbreaking treaty in the Middle East. Or that he would win the Nobel Peace Prize. Or that he would beat cancer. But Jimmy Carter exceeded all expectations in a life that spanned nearly a century. And…
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at a press conference at IMF headquarters on April 14, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that the Russian economy still faces significant headwinds despite the Washington-based institution’s recent growth upgrade. Russia’s economy has…
