Healthcare is Newsom’s biggest unfinished project. Trump complicates the task
SACRAMENTO — Nearly six years after he took office vowing to be California’s “healthcare governor,” Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding…
South Korea’s opposition files motion to impeach acting president | Politics News
Opposition seeks to impeach Han Duck-soo for not appointing judges to the constitutional court.South Korea’s main opposition party has filed a motion to impeach the…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,036 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key developments on the 1,036th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Thursday, December 26: Fighting: Russian and Ukrainian…
How George Soros became ‘Enemy Number 1’ for India’s Modi | Narendra Modi News
New Delhi, India — As India’s Parliament convened for its winter session in late November, the world’s largest democracy braced for heated exchanges between Prime…
Taiwan’s presidential hopeful Ko charged with bribery, misusing donations | Politics News
Former major of Taipei Ko Wen-je has been indicted over property development and campaign finance scandals.Taiwan’s former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je has been charged for…
Trump and first lady test positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON — President Trump said early Friday that he and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus.“We will begin our quarantine and recovery process…
Lindsay Mills and other pole dancers missing in action
HONOLULU -- Sisterhood is indeed powerful, at least when it comes to pole dancers.Attendance was sparse at the Waikiki Acrobatic Troupe’s regular Wednesday night workout.…
Kerry’s Other Home on ‘the Hill’
BOSTON — At Gary’s Drugstore, pharmacist Herman Greenfield keeps a box of keys for neighbors who get locked out of their houses. If children on Beacon…
Biden, Trump send different Christmas messages in US | Donald Trump News
Trump shares social media post attacking ‘radical left lunatics’ and says Canada could become 51st US state.The outgoing and incoming United States presidents had different…
Ride-along with ICE officers highlights issues with mass deportations
NEW YORK — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead. After about two…
Trial date issued later next year for Donald Trump's would-be killer in Florida
The man accused of lying in wait in an apparent attempt to kill President-elect Donald Trump this year in Florida has a trial date now…
Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
WASHINGTON — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy…
Iran says Syria’s future unclear after foreign minister hits back | Politics News
Iran’s top diplomat has said it is too soon to judge Syria’s future as many developments could affect it after his counterpart in the fledgling…
Pope Francis calls for ‘lasting peace’ on Christmas, ushers in Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee of ‘Hope’
1 of 8 | Pope Francis delivers Urbi et Orbi Christmas Day at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Wednesday. Urbi et Orbi means "for…
Grand duke of Luxembourg abdicates after 24 years on throne in Christmas Eve speech
1 of 2 | "It has been a quarter of a century of challenges, opportunities and hopes for a better future: of technological and economic…
Is Russia planning a ‘false flag’ attack on Moldova? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting off concerns among some analysts that Moscow might be…
Desi Bouterse, Suriname’s fugitive former president, dies at 79 | Obituaries News
Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists.Desi Bouterse, the former president of Suriname who fled authorities…
Editorial: Immigrants are California’s lifeblood. They need support now more than ever
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants. And nowhere is that more true today than in California, where first-generation immigrants make up…
‘Sucker,’ ‘loser’ and other insults fly during Biden-Trump debate
The attacks between President Biden and former President Trump turned personal at Thursday night’s debate. Biden started the name-calling, recounting what a military general reportedly…
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? The answer isn’t obvious
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? Given that the housing crisis is a front-and-center issue throughout the country, whether or not the president-elect…