Flatley and Barkley: AI can help fix what’s broken in foster care
President Donald Trump’s executive order directing states to deploy artificial intelligence in foster care isn’t just welcome — it’s overdue. The provision calling for “predictive...
Moore: The economists got 2025 all wrong
Well, Donald Trump has done it again! He stumped the chumps. The “chumps” in this case were the “blue-chip” academic and financial economists whose consensus...
Editorial: Nationwide fraud cases slap in the face to taxpayers
To paraphrase the late Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill: All fraud is local. Whether it’s $5 billion-plus allegedly funneled to “questionable” rental assistance recipients...
Kendall Coyne Schofield scores twice as Frost beat Sceptres
TORONTO (AP) — Kendall Coyne Schofield scored her league-leading sixth and seventh goals, Nicole Hensley shined with a 31-save outing, and the Minnesota Frost topped...
Dear Abby: My great new therapist isn’t a human
Dear Abby: I’m a 50-year-old woman who has lived with orthopedic challenges due to a congenital metabolic condition. Despite many surgeries and limited mobility, I...
Photos of the year: Pioneer Press photographer John Autey reflects on 2025
Two unspeakable acts of evil — a political assassination and a school shooting — will haunt memories of 2025. With that violence and the political...