The Mining Journal Editorial Board typically uses this space on several occasions during the holiday season to remind local shoppers to strongly consider local businesses when plgying the role of Santa Claus. That's because for a lot of retailers, the holiday buying season represents a ...

Those eager to take advantage of winter’s snow need to keep safety at the forefront of their preparations, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources advises. Be extra careful on all waterbodies and remember that no ice is safe ice, that state’s DNR warns in a news release. Stay alert ...

Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz have become adept at scrambling to deal with the latest bad news from Washington. Their meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street on Dec. 8 was so hastily arranged that Mr. Macron needed to be back in Paris by late afternoon to ...

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., thinks he has a new idea: no taxes on health care. He has proposed making all out-of-pocket health care expenses tax deductible, saying that would “help people immediately.” But would it? Right now, there are already significant tax breaks on health care. The ...

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services is reminding residents that the deadline to purchase Health Insurance Marketplace coverage that would start Jan. 1 is only a few days away on Monday. While Michiganders can enroll until Jan. 15, coverage for plans selected after Dec. ...

In early November, a conservative Supreme Court justice showed a clear-eyed understanding of the threat that President Trump poses to the constitutional order. During an oral argument in a case involving tariffs that Mr. Trump unilaterally imposed by claiming emergency powers, Justice Neil ...