Thank you, Canada, for the service of Colonel Jeremy Hansen. NASA couldn't have carried out this mission without his expertise and professionalism. He's yet another example of how our northern neighbors and friends honor us with their excellence and grace.

Gov. Gavin Newsom:

“JD Vance proves he's a lightweight twice in 48 hours.

Congratulations to the people of Hungary -- democracy, free press and human rights win today. There is hope.”

I'm no expert on Eastern Europe, but what I had understood from close observers of politics there not so long ago was that democracy in Hungary seemed far less salvageable than in Poland.

Yet now the democratic opposition in Hungary apparently has won an electoral victory far more sweeping than what transpired in Poland. It's shocking.

I'd love to learn exactly how and why things turned out this way.

Cornish sea salt crystals, pink Himalayan rock salt, smoked salt flakes – the use of gourmet salts is on the rise. But columnist Alice Klein finds it may be leading to a resurgence in iodine deficiency, with harmful consequences