The autopen has been around in one form or another since Thomas Jefferson was president. According to shapell.org, "In 2005, George W. Bush was the first president to enquire with the Department of Justice if it was constitutional for the president to sign a bill using the autopen." He was told ...

My sister and her guy just returned from Portugal after their second big travel venture of the year. I asked, naturally, "How was it?" She said, "Awful." They were crammed in Porto alongside a zillion other tourists. A crush of bodies and long lines under a brutal sun. The experience left ...

The Michigan state capitol has a rich history of playing host to a long list of protest demonstrations, including one recently featuring about 4,000 road builders demanding a new road fix package. More on that after this. Here are some of the history-making events on the front lawn. After ...

There's a guy at my gym who works out in jeans. They're not baggy jeans, either, jeans that would give him enough room to do squats or jog on the treadmill with ease. They're the regular, no-stretch, no-fun, no-frills jeans. They're the kind you'd wear to the hardware store to pick up a new ...

The 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom passed kind of quietly on Aug. 28. The Rev. Al Sharpton led a protest march through Manhattan's Financial District in an attempt to influence businesses and corporations not to end their diversity, equity and inclusion ...

WASHINGTON — In his own fashion, President Donald Trump helped CBS News join the transparency bandwagon. You could see it after White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe interviewed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on "Face the Nation" Sunday. Guest host O'Keefe was fine ...