San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera is proposing a tax on second homes and full-time vacation rentals that he says could help close the city's structural budget deficit. The proposal came ...

A federal judge in Illinois declined to immediately block the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops in the state, giving the administration until Wednesday night to respond to the ...

With more than 7,000 islands and nearly 200 languages, the Philippines is one of the world's most diverse countries. That variety travels across the globe — and now comes to life on screen at the San ...

Paramount announced Monday that it is acquiring The Free Press — a provocative news site known for criticizing mainstream media and left-leaning "woke" culture — and installing the publication's ...

Measure ULA, which 58% of Los Angeles voters backed in 2022, happens to be both. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and its political allies appear happy to make it the face of the statewide ...

The federal government is currently shut down, after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill by 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. All non-essential services have been suspended and several hundred thousand ...

According to the American Library Association, 2024 saw 821 attempts to censor library materials and services, with 2,452 unique titles challenged. While these numbers are lower than 2023, they ...

As the federal shutdown continues, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Senate Democrats are united in their effort to extend health care subsidies for over 20 million people and limit President ...

The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over its effort to deploy National Guard troops to the state, a day after a federal judge ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, a leader of Sudan's notorious Janjaweed militia, for his role in atrocities committed ...

Generations of peacenik Americans first saw Bread and Puppet Theater during anti-war protests. Giant white birds on rods soared high over marchers against U.S. military actions in Vietnam, Central ...

Measure C got 65.25% of the vote in 2020, short of the two-thirds majority listed on the ballot to pass, but the Court of Appeals ruling said that was plenty. According to the California constitution, ...