THE United States purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917 for $25,000,000. The purpose of our government--as high naval officers frankly admit -- was to prevent Germany from obtaining the ...

IN 1916 the American Congress passed the present organic law of the Philippines, popularly known as the Jones Law. Since that time three Governors-General have sat at Malacañang: the first a Democrat, ...

After watching the compelling BBC historical drama Wolf Hall, I read about the life of Thomas Cromwell, advisor to Henry VIII. Cromwell was showered with titles and gifts by his king and in 1538 one ...

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean ...

Hoboken’s honorary bird could soon get its own artificial island in the Hudson River. Bird lovers are raising money to build a small floating island for common terns that will soon be evicted ...

Petrol was unavailable at some filling stations yesterday as their stocks had not been replenished in anticipation of a petrol price reduction. The government reduced the prices of petrol by Rs. 10.

There’s never been a better time to be a disgraced politician seeking a second chance. A pair of former governors who resigned in scandal are vying to lead major cities on both sides of the ...

Tensions between Nigeria’s central and state governments have long been the fault lines of its federal system; it is like a simmering struggle between authority and autonomy. The 1999 ...

President Donald Trump is wielding the sledgehammer of Elon Musk’s efficiency program to fulfill conservatives’ wildest dreams of dismantling the Department of Education. But unlike the ...

WWE 2K25 The Island introduces a new multiplayer map. It is exclusive to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. The map has 4 districts. Players can compete, explore, and complete quests. Each ...