No. 1 UCLA basketball focused on improving after South Carolina win
A day after UCLA was anointed the best women’s college basketball team in the country in the season’s opening month, Cori Close showed up at…
Conservative U.S. influencer Candace Owens barred from New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The conservative U.S. political commentator Candace Owens was refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had…
You can move to best country in world and they will pay you more than £15,000
A number of countries around the world offer financial incentives for relocation, with one of the happiest countries in the world, Switzerland, among them Source…
California’s Inyo County flips back to red after 2020 surprise
Four years ago, rural — and staunchly conservative — Inyo County delivered an election day surprise when voters there chose Joe Biden over Donald Trump…
Trump proposed tariffs could bring higher prices for a range of goods
Steep price hikes could be on the way if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports from…
What Trump’s proposed tariff hikes mean for California
WASHINGTON — When President-elect Donald Trump announced he would impose sweeping tariffs on key trading partners on his first day in office, he signaled a return…
A thank you to the undocumented on the eve of Trump’s deportation storm
Donald Trump won’t be sworn in as our 47th president for two more months, but he’s already pleasing his base in one way:Undocumented immigrants and…
Interrail cuts price of global and one country train passes in big Black Friday sale
Interrail by National Rail is slashing its prices on its Interrail Global Passes and its One Country Passes for Black Friday, with savings of up…
Are California farmers on a collision course with Trump deportation plans?
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California farmers, who are some of the most ardent supporters…
U.N. climate talks dissolve into factions on plan for poorer nations
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Tenuous hope for a deal for a giant funding package for poor nations to curb and adapt to climate change emerged late Saturday…
Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress
At a Democratic caucus meeting Tuesday, Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) watched as colleagues approached and offered their support to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who will…
Political chaos shouldn’t distract us from the climate catastrophe
With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could be…
Political chaos shouldn’t distract us from the climate catastrophe
With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could be…
Trump chooses former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen former acting Atty. Gen. Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western…
Can you stay politically engaged without sacrificing mental health?
It’s been two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidential election, but Stacey Lamirand’s brain hasn’t stopped churning.“I still think about the election all the…
Africa's coldest country filled with glaciers, snow and ice and -29C temperatures
Lesotho is entirely landlocked by South Africa and is the only country in the world where every inch of territory is more than 1,000m above…
If Democrats want to win again, does California need to stand down?
After voters across the nation chose President-elect Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cautioned against buying into the first wave…
Trump nominates Mehmet Oz of TV fame to head Medicare-Medicaid agency
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he plans to nominate Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon and former daytime television host, as administrator for the Centers…
Trump's billionaire budget-cutters are dangerously out of touch
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy might know how to get rich, but do they know how government props up the poor? Especially in red states?…
Spanish island that loves tourists despite unrest elsewhere in the country
A Spanish island which a movement that expresses the region's love for tourism, is making steps to become an official organisation amongst ongoing unrest against…