Battered by typhoons: Why are flood control projects in the Philippines not working? | Flood News
Manila, Philippines – Except for a few pieces of laundry hanging out to dry, the first two floors of 65-year-old…
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Former Mexican drug czar faces life in US prison
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed allegations by his country's disgraced former security chief —…
Endorsement: Ysabel Jurado for Los Angeles City Council District 14
Voters in City Council District 14, which includes downtown, Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock and other communities on Los Angeles' eastern…
Why Mexico's president is risking his legacy for radical reform
MEXICO CITY — Three weeks before the end of his presidency, Andrés Manuel López Obrador could be taking victory laps.…
Mexico arrests alleged cartel boss linked to disappearance of 43 students | Crime News
The arrest of Gildardo López Astudillo comes weeks before the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of the students. Mexican authorities…
Los Angeles needs to ask landlords to fix our broken sidewalks
August 25, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Los Angeles’ sidewalks are a symbol of the chronic and…
The truth about the attack on Kamala Harris, the “border czar”
Donald Trump, JD Vance and other Republicans incessantly disparage Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris as the leader of the Biden…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces he will step down in September | Political News
Kishida will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling LDP in party elections next month. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio…
Special interests question law curbing corruption in local governments
Two years ago, without a single “no” vote among them, California lawmakers passed a law to curb the kind of…
Haiti to replace national police chief in effort to counter gang violence | police news
Haiti's newly installed government has announced the replacement of the head of the embattled national police force, in the latest…