We all know the parable of the child who, having not gotten his or her way on the playground, chooses to take the ball and go home. Apparently, those children grew up to be Texas Democrats. More than a week ago, a majority of legislators from that party fled the state, denying Republicans, ...

At the start of this year, the Federal Aviation Administration announced a zero-tolerance policy against unruly passengers on flights. Since then, more than 400 cases have reached the level of being officially investigated. More than 3,000 incidents involving unruly passengers have been ...

Most of us are looking for something to do to celebrate summer — a relatively normal summer, at that. There are camps, vacations, home improvement projects, fairs and festivals ... plenty to occupy active families. Consider adding something else to the list: become a blood donor. The need ...

It’s been a few years since pro sports venues, and then colleges, first implemented restrictions on the types of bags and backpacks that fans are allowed to carry into the stadium. The policy is trickling downward, with Altoona Area School District recently implementing such a policy for ...

Ahhh, summertime! It’s a season of coming together as a community for festivals, happy events and parades — or at least it was until the past year or so. That’s when the state Department of Transportation began enforcing regulations that require hosting municipalities and organizations ...

Americans old enough to remember the prediction “We will bury you,” pronounced by Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Union premier from 1958-64, still might recall some of the “few choice words” they uttered in response. Khrushchev, who was adept at making predictions regarding a U.S. demise, ...