UK Train Stabbings Injure 9, Police Arrest 2 Suspects
By Reuters LONDON—Nine people were treated for life-threatening injuries after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in eastern England on Saturday, and...
Food Stamps Suspended as Congress Fails to Reach Deal
By Zachary Stieber The federal food stamp program was suspended starting Nov. 1, as the program ran out of congressional allocations amid the government shutdown—although...
Other voices: Gerrymandering’s slippery slope
The gerrymandering doom spiral is gaining downward momentum, exactly as expected. Virginia is poised to become the second state, after California, where Democrats will seek...
Readers and writers: Prose, poetry, murder, memoir, history
Memoirs in prose and poetry, murder on an airplane journey and the importance of Pembina, N.D., in our history. Something for everyone today. “Before I...
Movie review: ‘Anniversary’ a character study of creeping fascism
Polish director Jan Komasa might be best known in the United States for his 2019 Oscar-nominated film, “Corpus Christi,” but his biggest box office success...
Literary calendar for week of Nov. 2
JAMES FRANCISCO BONILLA: New York-born Puerto Rican author and Hamline University retired professor launches “An Eye for an I: Growing Up with Blindness, Bigotry, and Family...