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Alice Cooper performs during the Louder Than Life Music Festival at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville on Sept. 17. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Alice Cooper’s autobiography is a fun read — and surprisingly morally complex

Mark Hemingway · November 8, 2026 8:05 am

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. (Getty Images)

‘Darkness Becomes Bright’ considers Edgar Allan Poe’s lasting influence

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Comic book fans rejoice: The original artwork of Neal Adams returns

At right, a selection of New York newspapers the day after President Bill Clinton testified before a grand jury on his relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, Aug. 18, 1998; at right, President Barack Obama takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony under the image of Communist icon Che Guevara in Havana’s Revolution Square, March 21, 2016. (Marty Lederhandler/AP; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How Trump can navigate the rest of his term with a Democratic Congress

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A gun-control group has plans for safe chatting with AI

Energy Secretary Rick Perry Perry is attempting to solve a problem that he framed as grid resiliency. He believes that power plants -- primarily coal and nuclear -- need to be compensated for being able to withstand an infrequent, but devastating, event such as a hurricane or some other potentially catastrophic scenario such as a cyber or physical attack on the electric grid. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg)

Rick Perry’s proposal would upend years of power reform

John Siciliano October 16, 2017 4:01 am

Law enforcement refers to such communications as "going dark," and has complained that the tech community's products outstrip the government's ability to gain access in criminal probes and intelligence activities.

Tech sector holds firm as DOJ insists on ‘strong encryption’

Charlie Mitchell October 16, 2017 4:01 am

The medical device tax was created to help fund Obamacare. It charges a 2.3 percent tax on the sale of certain medical devices such as pacemakers and imaging devices like MRIs. More low-tech devices such as surgical gloves and contact lenses do not pay the tax.

Insurers, device makers try to kill return of Obamacare taxes

Robert King October 16, 2017 4:01 am

The National Association of Homebuilders, one of the biggest relevant trade groups, made a consequential decision this month. They voted not to insist on the preservation of the mortgage interest deduction. Instead, the homebuilders made the call to try to work with lawmakers on finding other ways to incentivize housing, while pursuing the goal of lower tax rates.

Housing lobby enters fray over tax reform

Joseph Lawler October 16, 2017 4:01 am

In the wake of the storms, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican, announced the agency would launch a Hurricane Recovery Task Force as the commission shifts to focusing on longer-term recovery efforts. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

FCC launches hurricane task force after criticism over response

Melissa Quinn October 16, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump's withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership could loom large over Trump's visit to Vietnam, which had joined the pact Trump ripped to shreds on the campaign trail.

Trump’s Asia trip could force answers to North Korea questions

Sarah Bedford October 16, 2017 4:01 am

A blindfolded Islamic State suspect stands against a wall at a Kurdish screening center in Dibis on Oct. 3. Displaced people from Hawija are brought to the center where men are separated from the women and children and are investigated for involvement in the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Defeating ISIS: The US is ‘very near the goal line’

Jamie McIntyre October 16, 2017 4:01 am

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve, move bottled water while working to clear roads of debris near Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 7. (Alex Flynn/Bloomberg)

Natural disasters lighten Republican attitude on deficit spending

Susan Ferrechio October 16, 2017 4:01 am

Art of a nuclear bomb detonating at the White House.

How to survive a nuclear bomb in DC (yes, really)

Kyle Feldscher October 16, 2017 4:01 am

Lawmakers and policy experts say the White House cannot forget rural America as it prepares to release the outlines of its infrastructure spending package. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Rural America looks to Trump to help with crumbling infrastructure

Josh Siegel October 16, 2017 4:01 am

Licensing is generally justified on the grounds of public safety or fraud protection. But while it makes sense to license people in fields such as healthcare, many local governments regulate careers in which the public benefit is harder to justify: beauticians, tour guides, and tax preparers, among others. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

States rethink occupational license rules

Sean Higgins October 16, 2017 4:01 am

The tax cuts referred to by Trump were signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence in May 2013 and included the immediate elimination of the state's inheritance tax as well as reductions in the state's personal and corporate income tax rates. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, file)

Indiana’s tax cuts haven’t led to ‘higher paychecks’

Washington Examiner Staff October 16, 2017 4:01 am