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Trump Supreme Court’s far-right lurch isn’t over yet  Sacramento Bee

Russia conducted its largest series of airstrikes against Ukraine since mid-December, aimed at critical infrastructure. It’s the latest salvo targeting Ukrainian power and water supplies.

The world’s eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi’s world cup glory. After a few pandemic-dampened years, many will be

North Korea fired at least one “unspecified ballistic missile” Saturday, Seoul’s military said, just days after five of Pyongyang’s drones flew across the shared border and into the South’s airspace. Military tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply this

Iran’s top court has ordered the retrial of a third death row inmate sentenced over the nationwide protests that started more than 100 days ago, the judiciary said Saturday. The Islamic republic has been rocked by demonstrations since the September

Predicting the outcome of national elections can be a mug’s game. Polls are often wrong, and second-guessing how people will vote months down the line can leave even the most savvy election specialist with egg on their face. In short,

First there was the “Drake,” a concoction of alcohol and macerated mint leaves imbibed by British privateer Sir Francis Drake in Cuba in the 16th century. Then “The Train,” a blend of gin, barley and hot water from the early

Trump’s Tax Law Echoed Through His Finances During White House Years  The Wall Street Journal

Republicans seem to be having a tough week.  Slate

VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. He