Opinion: The US definition of “refugee” needs an update
American leaders of all political stripes lament the country’s broken asylum system, but they also fall back on short-sighted, reactive…
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Copa America match ends in mass brawl in Los Angeles
A broadcast of the Copa America final on Sunday night ended in chaos after police said a fight involving at…
Republican convention kicks off amid heightened security measures
MILWAUKEE — Jeff Burns was excited to attend his first in-person Republican National Convention, spend time with fellow conservatives (a…
Opinion: Trump's trials are turning us all into legal scholars
If Donald Trump is convicted in a Manhattan court in September of covering up payments to a porn star to…
FBI investigates Trump assassination attempt, details emerge
BUTLER, Pennsylvania — As the FBI works to uncover a motive behind the attempted assassination of former President Trump at…
Trump's shooting comes as a surprise, but gun terrorism in the US is nothing new. What now?
The attempted assassination of former President Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday felt familiar, in a typically…
Credit card debt and high interest rates weigh on Californians
To the editor: When I read about how high interest rates and credit card debt are affecting people in our…
Some people who have manual jobs are just one injury away from becoming homeless.
Most Americans make a living without taking too much of a toll on their bodies, but millions of blue-collar workers…
Christian nationalism is emerging as an open threat to democracy
Last week, Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley made an admission that might have once surprised his party. “Some will say…
California prisons remain unprepared for extreme heat
The possible heat-related death of an inmate at a prison in California's Central Valley this week is focusing renewed attention…