In Syria, longstanding U.S. interests overshadow Trump

By Robert A. Vella President Trump, a megalomaniac of prodigious proportions, has caused great consternation throughout the world over his Continue reading →

China vows to fight U.S. ‘at any cost’ as trade tensions worsen

WASHINGTON — China vowed on Friday to fight the U.S. “at any cost” after President Trump proposed slapping an additional Continue reading →

Oh my, it sure is a stormy Monday!

By Robert A. Vella Damaging storms are forecast to hit the U.S. Midwest and South this week as warm moist Continue reading →

Why is the obesity rate continuing to rise in the U.S.?

By Robert A. Vella There is a long-held international view of Americans as being fat, lazy, and obnoxious.  How this Continue reading →

Review of Frontline documentary “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia” (Part One)

By Robert A. Vella For those interested in learning more about the postwar Middle East, which has destabilized the entire Continue reading →

U.S. rivers getting saltier, drinking water at risk: study

U.S. rivers and streams have become saltier and more alkaline over the last 50 years, posing risks to drinking water Continue reading →

US coal mining deaths surge in 2017 after hitting record low

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low. Continue reading →

US life expectancy drop linked to opioids

US life expectancy fell last year for a second year running for the first time in more than half a Continue reading →