Russia and Ukraine may see a greater incentive to prolong the three-year conflict instead of rushing into a settlement, according to an assessment by the U.S. intelligence community that clashes with President Donald Trump’s pledges for a rapid end to the three-year conflict.

Although both sides have shown willingness to test partial ...Read more

Israel’s parliament approved the state budget for this year, giving political respite to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after days of turmoil in markets.

A majority of the 120-member Knesset, in which Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition has 68 seats, signed off on the bill. If the budget had failed to pass, the government would have ...Read more

Israel’s parliament is set to approve the state budget for this year, delivering a political respite for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after days of turmoil sent assets tumbling.

A majority of the 120-member Knesset is expected to sign off on the bill, reflecting the size of the Israeli leader’s ruling coalition. In the highly unlikely ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Monday was World Tuberculosis Day and, as usual, Americans had reason to celebrate, with incidence rates that are among the best anywhere, according to the World Health Organization. But that does not mean there is not room for further improvement, especially in San Diego County.

In a recent announcement calling for greater ...Read more

The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care.

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WASHINGTON — As court orders against his administration mount, President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on federal judges in recent days, railing against their authority and calling for their impeachment.

In particular, the president seems to have zeroed in on the idea of limiting federal district judges’ ability to issue ...Read more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Arms are a global business, so it's little surprise that at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, discerning quartermasters had a world buffet of weaponry before them, be it Brazilian ballistic munitions, Indian patrol boats or the latest in AI-enabled drones from the U.S.

Also present was ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- On days when the emphysema and the side effects of his traumatic brain injury are not flaring out of control, David Cochran sometimes leaves his house in Vista.

But simple things like traffic can set off his post-traumatic stress, and the U.S. Army veteran quickly returns home, where he doesn’t feel so vulnerable to the ...Read more

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders to increase logging in national forests and on other federal lands.

Trump’s orders direct federal agencies to set aggressive targets for timber harvests and to circumvent environmental laws such as the Endangered Species Act that protect critical habitats.

State ...Read more

Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects Black mothers.

That’s the key finding of my recent study, published in February 2025 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Peripartum ...Read more

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. One of the most compelling aspects of Japanese anime is its ability to merge thrilling action with deep spiritual and ethical questions.

“Demon Slayer: Mugen Train,” which ...Read more

President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion.

Since 2022, Congress has provided about US$174 billion to Ukraine and neighboring countries to assist its war effort. Trump inflated this figure to $350 billion in a March 2025 White House meeting with French ...Read more

RICHMOND — At an event in the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond Monday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that he prepared 205 budget line amendments and eight item vetoes to the General Assembly’s proposed budget amendments.

Youngkin stressed that despite potential cuts at the federal level, Virginia’s economy remains strong. The budget ...Read more

The coalition behind the state’s “Fair Share Amendment,” or millionaire’s tax, is pushing for increased taxes on “billionaire global corporations” and calling on lawmakers to use the state’s rainy day fund to bridge any potential budget gap resulting from the Trump Administration’s quest to slash government spending.

The group ...Read more

Gov. JB Pritzker vetoed a bill aimed at providing protections for workers at large warehouses, saying it was passed “hastily” and “without engagement with relevant state agencies or my office and presents both legal and operational issues that undermine its effect.”

The bill was passed in early January by the Democratic-controlled ...Read more

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Senate Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature released a $78.5 billion state spending proposal Monday that includes increased funding for K-12 special education for the next two years and raises for state workers.

The budget, which relies on the state's rainy day fund and $17 billion in revenue over the next four ...Read more