What awaits Syria after the fall of a dictator?
December 17, 2024 5 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: With the fall of Syria's ruthless dictator and finally the…
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Trump promised to end birthright citizenship. It hasn't worked in the past
WASHINGTON- President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the citizenship rights of babies born in the United States to undocumented…
Why Donald Trump is doubling down on mass deportations
A chilling scene from the new movie “Wicked” sums up what's wrong with President-elect Donald Trump's view of immigrants. The…
Opinion: TikTok court case has staggering implications
The free speech implications of the upcoming TikTok ban in the United States are staggering and unprecedented. On Friday, the…
Opinion: Isn't this another revival of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' by Band Aid
On November 25, Band Aid released the “definitive remix” of “Do They Know It's Christmas?”, the 40-year-old charity rock single…
Analysis: Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria's new leaders be better?
WASHINGTON- The stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad by Islamist rebels half a century after his family took power…
South Korean president narrowly survives impeachment attempt
SEOUL— South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who shocked the world this week by declaring martial law, narrowly avoided impeachment as…
Democrats flip Central Valley seat in nation's latest congressional race
Democrats on Tuesday claimed the final congressional seat in the 2024 election cycle, when Merced Democrat Adam Gray unseated Republican…
Will Trump allow Russia to divide Ukraine?
MOSCOW — Unlike his first term in the White House, President-elect Donald Trump now appears determined to fulfill many of…
Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
SEOUL— What to do with all the plastic that pollutes the oceans, the food supply and even our bodies? That's…