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Hundreds of thousands took to the streets Saturday to protest against Donald Trump and his immigration policies in big cities and small towns across the 50 states. Trump, who spent the day playing golf at his resort in New Jersey, took time to tweet an attack on what he called the “radical left,” who he […]

As President Donald Trump sent mixed messages about his plans for possible military action in Syria this week, Russian state media advised citizens to take his warnings from earlier this week to heart, and prepare for war with the U.S. On the country’s state-owned media channel, a news anchor on Wednesday explained to viewers how […]

WASHINGTON —  As the impeachment inquiry against President Trump moves into a public phase this week, leading Democrats — joined by at least one GOP lawmaker — on Sunday rejected Republican demands for public testimony by the whistleblower whose complaint set the process in motion. Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, who has broken with the White […]

WASHINGTON —  Republican Steve Knight, a former Los Angeles police officer who served two terms in the House before being defeated by Democrat Katie Hill, said Sunday he will try to win back his old seat after Hill abruptly announced her resignation last month. Hill, an up-and-coming freshman lawmaker who was elected to Democratic House leadership, […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan —  The pro-China opposition candidate in Taiwan’s presidential election set for early next year has chosen a former Google executive as his running mate. Chang San-cheng, a political independent, on Monday joined the ticket of Nationalist Party candidate Han Kuo-yu, who lags behind Democratic Progressive Party incumbent Tsai Ing-wen in most polls. Chang is […]

Click:Private China Tours Democrats made history two years ago by knocking off seven Republican congressional incumbents, a key component of the party’s takeover of the House of Representatives. GOP candidates are already lining up in hopes of taking back some of those seats. But brand-new voter registration data suggest that won’t be so easy. In […]

PITTSBURGH  —  The foundation of the Rams’ attack for the past two years, the bedrock on which a playoff team and a Super Bowl team were built, has been reduced to a soap opera of sorts: “As the Offensive Line Turns … Over.” Continuity was the strength of the line in 2017 and 2018, when […]

Connor McDavid had a hat trick and became the eighth NHL player to record 400 points before his 23rd birthday as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Sunday night. It is the fifth hat trick of McDavid’s career and his first since Feb. 18, 2018, against Colorado. Edmonton’s superstar center is the […]

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we look at a big change coming at the California Horse Racing Board. Del Mar’s seven-plus week stretch of safe racing this year came to an end on Sunday when two horses were euthanized after suffering fatal injuries during races. […]

Firefighters on Sunday continued to contain a fire that broke out in Hollywood Hills near the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Burbank. The 34-acre Barham fire was 15% contained as of Sunday afternoon, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Smoke was still visible from the fire zone but the fire’s forward progress has been halted […]