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EU Russia sanctions in limbo after Orban aide urges 'debate'
The fate of the European Union’s sanctions against Russia was thrown into limbo after a top Hungarian official called for a “debate” on the measures before an end-of-month deadline to renew them.
The election of Donald Trump in the U.S. has created a “new situation,” which means sanctions renewal shouldn’t be “automatic,” ...Read more
Haiti's goal to elect new president by 2026 endangered by political setbacks, UN says
The head of the United Nations says there is a possibility that Haiti’s crisis-wracked political transition, already in its fourth year since the 2021 murder of the country’s president, may not meet its elections timeline to restore democracy and put a new president in office by February of 2026.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres ...Read more
Thinking of getting a nonsurgical cosmetic procedure with dermal filler? Here's what you need to know
PHILADELPHIA — The death of a 20-year-old British tourist who received illegal silicone buttock-enhancement injections at a Philadelphia airport hotel resulted in a murder conviction for provider Padge-Victoria Windslowe, who had called herself "Black Madam."
Almost a decade after the 2015 conviction that drew international attention, the ...Read more
A Miami charity requested more county funding. Commissioners cut off its tax dollars instead
MIAMI — A request for more grant dollars by a Miami charity went off the rails on Wednesday when the Miami-Dade County Commission instead voted to suspend all funding for the group and a related nonprofit.
The unscheduled vote to suspend funding to the Circle of Brotherhood and the Neighbors and Neighbors Association followed a claim by ...Read more
'Sobbing suspect' admits guilt in unprovoked Brooklyn murder of social justice advocate Ryan Carson
NEW YORK — A young Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty to the unprovoked killing of social justice advocate Ryan Carson in a caught-on-video stabbing that took place as Carson and his girlfriend as he walked down a Brooklyn street with his girlfriend on their way home from a wedding.
Brian Dowling, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder ...Read more
Trump push to arrest illegal immigrants hits Boston
BOSTON — ICE has already begun rounding up hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals across the country just two days into the Trump administration’s aggressive push, including the Boston area where one Haitian gang member told agents “(expletive) Trump, Biden forever!,” according to a Fox News report set to air today.
The Herald reported...Read more
Fires destroyed your family photos. Here are some ways to restore those memories
LOS ANGELES — Survivors of the Los Angeles-area fires have lost significant parts of their lives to this disaster, including homes, livelihoods, community and, in some cases, loved ones. But replacing lost photos — mementos of cherished family, friends and places— may be easier than it seems, according to experts.
"While photos can't ...Read more
Many more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs for housing and health care − as well as a tangle of groups trying to help
American prisons are rapidly graying.
Following decades of mass incarceration, exacerbated by the U.S. war on drugs, the proportion of older people in prison has increased since the early 1990s. Nearly a quarter of people behind bars in federal and state prisons are over age 50. That’s five times the proportion of the prison ...Read more
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry
Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian leader, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be stated with a fair degree of confidence that he will prevail.
With no genuine opposition and a history of vote rigging, Lukashenko – in power since ...Read more
Kremlin promotes ‘traditional values’ – but leaves some battles to the governors
As 2025 begins, Russia ends its official “Year of the Family.” But the state has been promoting what it calls “traditional” or “pro-family” values for more than a decade – and looks likely to continue.
“Traditional” values are now central to the idea of “Russian-ness” that the federal government promotes, ...Read more
10 years after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white
In January 2015, 12 people were killed at the French satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office after it published controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Ten years later, the tragic events continue to resonate in global conversations about limits to the freedom of expression.
The attacks led to an outpouring of public ...Read more
After the fire: Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger deadly debris flows – a geologist explains how
While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are also worried about what could come next.
The potential for rain the weekend of Jan. 25-26 could help tamp down the fires. But rain can also trigger dangerous floods and debris flows on burned hillslopes.
These flows ...Read more
GOP majority renews focus on abortion
WASHINGTON — This week marks the first time Republicans will hold a federal trifecta since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which overturned the federal right to an abortion.
For some conservatives, it also marks a new start.
While Democrats made abortion rights their top campaign issue in 2024, ...Read more
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says his 'heart goes out' to jailed music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams said in an interview Wednesday night that his “heart goes out” to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is in federal custody on sex trafficking charges.
In an interview with Steven A. Smith on his YouTube show, Adams expressed sympathy about the fallen star’s legal woes.
“Listen, my heart goes out to ...Read more
No neighbors, no market, no town: For people whose homes survived of the LA County fires, a painful road ahead
LOS ANGELES — At first glance, Jessica Allen is among the extremely lucky. Most of the houses on her street in Pacific Palisades came through the fire intact, while everything around their "little bubble" burned to the ground.
She's relieved her house was spared, as anyone would be, but she's also grieving for friends who lost everything. ...Read more
Thailand ushers Southeast Asia's first same-sex marriages
Hundreds of LGBTQ couples on Thursday became legally married in Thailand, which celebrates a historic day as the first nation in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights for same-sex couples.
Rainbow colors were everywhere in an exhibition hall atop a luxurious mall in the capital Bangkok, where the first couples inked their signatures ...Read more
Fire breaks out along 405 Freeway in Sepulveda Pass
LOS ANGELES — A new fire broke out Wednesday night along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass.
The fire was burning on the east side of the 405 near the Sepulveda Fire Road. Winds were at about 5 mph, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Multiple fire engines were on the scene.
Traffic could be seen crawling along the 405 as the ...Read more
South Korea probe team seeks indictment of Yoon over martial law
South Korean anti-corruption agency asked prosecutors to indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges after wrapping up a preliminary investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said they have decided to send Yoon’s case to the Seoul Central ...Read more
Syria's Alawites, tainted by Assad, endure a fall from grace
DEIR SHMAYEL, Syria — In the mountains east of Syria's Mediterranean coast, armed patrols root out Assad loyalists, masked gunmen monitor checkpoints and residents fret every strange face could be an informer.
"See those guys over there? I think they're watching me," said Alaa Al-Rahy, watching from his balcony a trio of workers tending to a...Read more
California lawmakers are big on TikTok. What happens if Trump bans the app?
LOS ANGELES — When Assemblymember Alex Lee was sworn into office at age 25, he became the youngest state lawmaker in nearly a century. The self-described "Zoomer" from San José started using TikTok in 2020 and now, five years later, he continues to reach voters on the app, distilling complicated policy issues into bite-sized clips.
The ...Read more
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