Beyond, up a gentle slope, looms Russia. Finns used to drive across here to fill up on half-price gasoline. That was before ...

The joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran in the morning hours of Feb. 28 sparked the largest regional war in the Middle East in decades and marked several historical milestones. Operation Epic Fury is ...

At the Munich Security Conference, Nick Schifrin spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about the future of Europe's relationship with the United States. To discuss all of this, I spoke with ...

With the conflict in Iran and the ongoing situation in Ukraine the possibility of global conflict has never been greater.

World War II accelerated weapons innovation at an unprecedented pace. As global conflict intensified, the United States rapidly expanded and refined its arsenal, adapting existing designs while ...

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone.

One of the first female war correspondents, she covered a dozen major conflicts during a career that spanned more than six ...

Today is Saturday, March 7, the 66th day of 2026 with 299 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter and Mars.

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. In 1918, Finland signed a peace treaty with Germany ...

Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Thursday said that the era of a Western-dominated world is over, and while this disruption is obvious, it will take some time to sink in across the West. In his ...

The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History by Vanessa S. Williamson • Basic Books • 2025 • 352 pages • $32 ...

Continuing our series of articles from The Astorian’s 1973 special edition celebrating our own centennial, this is legendary editor Fred Andrus’ interpretation of city history up to ...