A court in Tajikistan has handed down prison sentences of between eight and 20 years to more than 30 people it convicted of trying to poison attendees of a festival last year, the prosecutor general's ...

Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...

Kurds in the new Syria hope to preserve cultural rights they gained in years of war - Kurdish leaders are negotiating with the new authorities in Damascus ...

THE BUZZ: AVOIDING COURTROOMS — California Democrats tried to turn their state into a safe haven for undocumented immigrants during Donald Trump’s first term. But since returning to office ...

Now they are going to the University of California, Berkeley. Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about ...

are expected or occurring," was also in place for parts of Northern and Northwestern California. NWS Bay Area said on X, formerly Twitter: "Cold mornings continue! These frost advisories and ...

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Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited nearly 60% more fires in 2024 than in the previous year, mainly tiny ones that were quickly extinguished, as the utility battled to prevent ...

The second entry in Asia Society's monthly series "Films to See Before You Die". Four Filipina women navigate friendship and adulthood against a backdrop of martial rule in the late Marilou Diaz-Abaya ...

February 11, 2025 • After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make ...

Service Canada provides Canadians with a single point of access to a wide range of government services and benefits. Be aware of fraudulent email (phishing), mail and telephone (including text ...

Some people are at higher risk of more severe disease or outcomes from COVID-19 infection than others. However, COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the risks of severe illness, hospitalization and death ...