Fred Niedner

An American soldier and soldiers of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, walk next to an American D-Day memorial that stands on Omaha Beach in Normandy on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 06, 2019 near Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Column: D-Day recollections remind us of horrors of war

June 10, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

Historian Will Durant once wrote that by his calculation, in only 29 years of human history has there not been a war going on somewhere. William T. Sherman, a Union...

Billionaire philanthropist Robert F. Smith, pictured in 2016, pledged to pay off the student loans of the entire 2019 graduating class of Morehouse College.

Smith’s generosity will linger longer than commencement words

May 25, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

As college and university graduations wind down and the high school season ramps up, this year's cavalcade of commencement speakers does its best to congratulate, inspire, and entertain audiences that...

This combination of images shows stained microscope photos of neurons, green; astrocytes, red, and cell nuclei, blue, from a pig brain left untreated for 10 hours after death, left, and another with a blood substitute pumped through it.

Brain research opens up Pandora’s box

May 13, 2019 at 12:11 p.m.

A pair of medical science breakthroughs this past week hold out hope for future victims of injuries and conditions that shut down our brains or disable their control of our...

A Honduran mother stands with her daughters in the migrant shelter where they are currently living near the U.S.-Mexico border on April 4, 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico. She said they are on the waiting list to apply for asylum in the U.S. and must wait at the shelter for now.

Niedner: Trump’s ‘No Vacancy’ sign ignores reality, compassion

May 13, 2019 at 12:04 p.m.

Having tried everything he could think of to make good on his promises to end the messiness of our incoherent immigration laws and enforcement practices, the president finally employed a...

A number of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked at Southern California Logistics Airport on March 27, 2019 in Victorville, Calif. Southwest Airlines is waiting out a global grounding of MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft at the airport.

Niedner: Boeing self-policing failure shows worth of regulations

March 28, 2019 at 9:50 p.m.

Our money says, “In God we trust.” If that has not yet become an empty slogan, the Almighty may own the last remaining shred of credibility in this country. Mistrust...

William "Rick" Singer leaves Boston Federal Court after facing racketeering conspiracy and other charges in connection with an alleged college admissions scam on March 12, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Niedner: College cheating scandals reveal deeper issues at work in higher education

May 13, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

We have many names for those who sell their bodies and souls for money, but few want those labels applied to themselves or the habits by which they make their...

Niedner: Spring offers time for spiritual housecleaning

March 1, 2019 at 10:27 p.m.

Sooner or later, prosecutors and juries will have to sort out the facts and whatever truth lies in all the sordid revelations and accusations Michael Cohen tossed out in last...

In his first interview since a racist photograph in his medical school yearbook came to light on Feb. 1, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that despite widespread calls for his resignation he is determined to spend the remaining three years of his term pursuing "equity."

Niedner: Insidious power of prejudice always alive beneath the surface

May 13, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

In a recent conversation about how best to care for friends and family members in the aftermath of a loved one’s suicide, I came to realize that the language I...

Nickell Robey-Coleman (far right) of the Los Angeles Rams warms up before practice for Super Bowl LIII at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility on February 1, 2019 in Flowery Branch, Georgia.

Niedner: The Big Game is small in the grand scheme of things

May 13, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Demand for tickets at today’s Super Bowl LIII game fell off significantly compared to most years. Nosebleed seats in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium sold for a mere $2,000 this week. Media...

A new caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States made its way across Guatemala Thursday, with the first members crossing into southern Mexico.

Niedner: Walls aren’t a solution to thorny problems

May 13, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.

Trying not to think about border walls these days requires effort akin to domestic violence hostages attempting to ignore both the gunman inside and the SWAT team outside. With each...

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