Canucks’ J.T. Miller trade falls through
The Vancouver Canucks are at an impasse with star forwards J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson. Both players are amid deep cold spells inspired by an off-ice rift, resulting in plenty…
The Federal Work Force Grew Briskly Under Biden. It’s Still Historically Low.
When it comes to the federal payroll, two seemingly contradictory things are true. One, the Biden administration went on a hiring spree that expanded the government work force at the…
For Trump’s Second Inauguration, the Vibes in D.C. Are Very Different
It was Saturday afternoon and two men who voted for Donald J. Trump were wandering the frosty streets of downtown Washington, not quite sure where to go or what to…
‘The Sound of Music’ turns 60 this year. Salzburg has plenty in store for fans
In Salzburg, Austria last spring, I skipped around the fountain outside Mirabell Palace. Others did too. Some 60 years earlier, Maria and the von Trapp children danced around the palace’s…
Newspaper headlines: ‘Gaza hostages out’ and ‘world readies’ for Trump
The release of three hostages from Gaza as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into force yesterday dominates Monday’s front pages. Several of the papers carry images of…