The Constitution: A triumph of compromise
By Mark Franke
Compromise. This word wouldn’t score well on a favorability scale these days. People today, and not just politicians, seem to pride themselves...
Holcomb wants Afghans to “fall in love” with Indiana
By Margaret Menge
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said recently that he wants to help Afghan refugees coming to southern Indiana to resettle in the state...
My Third Trip to Afghanistan: A Special Relationship
By Craig Davis
(This is the third of three columns by Jackson County native Craig Davis.)
Watching the chaos unfolding at the Kabul airport on the...
My second trip to Afghanistan: the Osama bin Laden threat
By Craig Davis
(This is the second of three columns by Jackson County native Craig Davis about the times he has traveled to Afghanistan. The...
My first trip to Afghanistan: induction
By Craig Davis
(This is the first of three columns by Jackson County native Craig Davis. The second will publish Friday on The Tribune Opinion...
Politics foil replacing hazardous bridge to Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM — A rickety bridge allowing access to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site is at risk of collapse, according to experts. But the flashpoint...
Draft UN statement urges Turkish reversal of Cyprus action
UNITED NATIONS — A proposed U.N. Security Council statement would call on Turkey and breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reverse a decision to reopen a...
Macron among 14 heads of states on potential spyware list
BOSTON — French President Emmanuel Macron leads a list of 14 current or former heads of state who may have been targeted for hacking...
Egypt releases activists amid US concerns over detentions
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities released two activists and a journalist Sunday after months in pre-trial detention, officials and lawyers said, amid concern by President...
Hundreds of Jews visit contested holy site in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Jewish pilgrims visited a contested Jerusalem holy site under heavy police guard on Sunday, shortly after Muslim worshippers briefly clashed...