California Democrats may target GOP congressional districts to counter Texas
As Texas, under pressure from President Trump, considers redrawing congressional lines to boost GOP numbers in Congress, California considers responding…
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‘Kill them all’: Sectarian violence turns Syrian city into a slaughterhouse
Sectarian violence has turned a Syrian city into a slaughterhouse, and survivors recount shelling, executions and burials in a mass…
Trump’s top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases
U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal…
California teacher stabbed in neck while on Italian vacation is returning home
San Francisco high school teacher Nicholas Pellegrino was stabbed in the neck on July 15 while vacationing in Milan. He…
Americans may aspire to single-family homes, but in South Korea, apartments are king
South Korea's middle-class dream of home ownership? It's not a house with a white picket fence — it's an apartment.…
Calmes: Trump finds a new way to taint the office of the presidency
All but ordering his Justice Department lackeys to arrest and prosecute President Obama for treason is an unprecedented low for…
9th Circuit upholds block on background checks for California ammunition buyers
A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that struck down a background check requirement implemented by California on buyers of…
Barabak: Newsom threatens Texas over power grab. He’s blowing smoke
If Texas gerrymanders its House seats to boost Republicans, Newsom threatens to do the same for Democrats. But it's not…
Firefighter volunteers from Mexico crossed border to help Texas flood victims: ‘This was a mission to come and help our brothers’
Fundación 911, a nonprofit that provides equipment and training to fire departments across Mexico, sent a crew of 40 members…