Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Experts believe Trump would struggle to replace tax revenue with income from tariffs, as the president has recently suggested ...

It’s the latest norm-defying promotion by the incoming president, who's also helped sell branded bibles, gold sneakers and ...

While wealthy donors, corporations, and special interest groups have long had an outsized influence in elections, that sway has dramatically expanded since the Citizens United decision, with negative ...

A new bill was introduced to California’s state assembly which would allow hemp-derived products with limited quantities of THC, alleviating the previous ban. In September 2024, California Governor ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in London, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

Here 11 photographers around the world, each selecting a photo they shot last year, share what they believe that image conveyed about how the Earth is changing. “I think this photograph of ...

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s ...

But NameBerry.com says one name is currently seeing an uptick within Ireland: Fiadh, pronounced (Fee-a), a name derived from the Irish word for "wild". According to the site, the name also entered ...