Robin Abcarian

They survived 6 hours in a California pool while their neighborhood burned to the ground

August 22, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

Jan Pascoe and her husband, John, were trapped. The world was on fire, and Jan was hyperventilating from fear. Then they remembered their neighbors’ pool. “You’ve got to calm down,...

Donald Trump, in 1985, shortly before publication of his best-selling memoir "The Art of the Deal."

‘I put lipstick on a pig,’ says Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ ghostwriter

August 22, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

Days before Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination for president, the New Yorker has published a regret-laden interview with the ghostwriter of his best-selling 1987 memoir, "The Art of the...

In a land without abortions, women die

May 11, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

Have you ever wondered what a world without abortion might look like? Let me amend that: There will obviously never be a world without abortion. Have you ever wondered what...

Little controversy in actual Tebow family ad

August 23, 2021 at 1:14 a.m.

The ad that made former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam, the unintended stars of Super Bowl XLIV was not a screed against abortion. Nor was it...

Did Tiger Woods get help hiding his secret?

January 16, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

As the carefully constructed public image of Tiger Woods continues its excruciating free fall, one question is perplexing people who think there should have been hints of trouble: How was...

Republicans reject racism tag at summit

August 22, 2021 at 12:08 p.m.

Stung by accusations from some Democrats that bigotry underlies opposition to President Barack Obama and wary of further setbacks among minority voters, some Republicans are pushing back with a new...

A soothing wall, till someone gets hurt

August 22, 2021 at 11:53 a.m.

The Water Wall fountain was intended to draw people to this city's struggling downtown waterfront. Situated on municipal property in front of the Hyatt Regency, Wichita's swankiest hotel, it was...

‘Common ground’ elusive

August 22, 2021 at 1:21 p.m.

In calling last month for a "common ground" on abortion, President Barack Obama launched his search for an unlikely political sweet spot -- a popular stance on an issue that...

Abortion doctor fatally shot

August 22, 2021 at 12:06 p.m.

For years, abortion foes tried to put Dr. George Tiller out of business. One of the few American physicians who performed late-term abortions, he was a target of violent extremists...

Calif. treats Obama like star

August 22, 2021 at 10:47 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- In a two-day visit to Southern California designed to bolster support for his budget and economic recovery plan, President Barack Obama took unscreened questions at two town...

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