Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice – prayer, dress, marriage counseling, even mosques themselves – as evidence of a political threat and saying so openly.

“I won’t rest until every Muslim is gone,” Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, ...Read more

I grew up in Mexico City, and when people find out that one of my native languages is Yiddish, they think I am pulling their leg. Isn’t that a Jewish language? Mexico? Impossible. Maybe you should write a science fiction novel that imagines Yiddish on Mars.

Actually, there is one already. In the 1950s, Ukrainian Argentine writer ...Read more

Does it feel like Salmonella is contaminating everything these days? From the food you eat and the pets you love to the surfaces you touch and the recreational areas you enjoy, this deadly bacterium can be found almost everywhere.

As of August 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 10 outbreaks related ...Read more

The August 2026 federal indictment of Heidi Beirich, a longtime researcher who studies political violence and the American far right, has provoked strong reactions within the professional community of extremism scholars.

I am one of those researchers. Beirich is a longtime colleague. In her work, she testified before Congress, shaped ...Read more

Following an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Aug. 3, 2026, Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, received attention for calling Dr. Anthony Fauci an “absolute coward” and “criminal.” Rodgers’ comments were in response to Fauci invoking his Fifth Amendment rights at a congressional hearing on pandemic-era ...Read more

Hundreds of pilgrims traveling to Mount Kailash were among those affected by devastating floods that struck the Nepal–Tibet border on Aug. 26, 2026. The floods destroyed the border crossing most commonly used to reach what is arguably the most revered holy mountain in the world, which sits in the Tibet autonomous region of China.

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SAN DIEGO — A North Carolina teen has been charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the May shooting rampage by two teens at the Islamic Center of San Diego that left three men dead.

Federal officials said the woman, who turned 17 years old less than six weeks before the attack, helped by disseminating the livestream and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month as American forces hit an island in the Strait of Hormuz and the Islamic Republic responded by launching attacks on the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.

President Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday that the U.S. would respond to Iran’s attacks on...Read more

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump to finish building his new White House ballroom with mostly private money and without approval from Congress.

By a 5-4 vote the justices granted an emergency appeal from Trump and his lawyers on Monday and set aside a judge’s order that would stop the construction...Read more

President Donald Trump on Monday warned Americans not to reject unpopular data centers, saying the power-chugging facilities are a ticket to progress and prosperity.

Reupping his stance on the lightning rod issue, Trump said sprawling data centers bring more tax revenue and lower unemployment to communities where they are constructed, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The singer D4vd has lost his high-powered legal team and will now be represented by the Los Angeles County public defender’s office on charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage fan before killing her and dismembering her corpse to cover up the sex abuse.

David Anthony Burke, 21, asked to have the public defender�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Millions of pounds of rancid rotting food cleared from a burned cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights are now raising complaints from Simi Valley residents who say they’re grappling with the stench of the decomposing waste that was dumped into a nearby landfill.

At one point, one resident said, the smell of rot was so strong...Read more

So much for King Charles III’s reported hope that Prince Harry’s return to the United Kingdom could provide an opportunity for his feuding sons to reconcile.

Prince William is not likely to be happy with a new report that his younger brother is “just as angry” as when he and Meghan Markle left the U.K. six years ago on their “freedom ...Read more

Former Rep. George Santos on Monday was banned for life by Kalshi after the prediction market found he likely made bogus bets on whether he would appear at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

The company announced the ban after saying it determined Santos engaged in insider trading by betting against his own attendance at ...Read more

President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to punish her over comments she made about the president's record in endorsing primary candidates.

"Kristen Welker, the Unpopular 'Hostess' of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In a prolonged case that offers a rare look into the fiercely private student discipline process, a UCLA computer science doctoral student is suing the University of California, asking a judge to reverse his two-quarter suspension and release a master's degree withheld for more than 600 days.

The case centers on one of the most ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — A man died Saturday after lightning struck him while he was riding a personal watercraft at Fort De Soto Park, deputies said.

Deputies responded about 6:35 p.m. for a call about a man who had been struck by lightning while riding a personal watercraft at the park at 3500 Pinellas Bayway South in Tierra Verde, according to the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The singer D4vd has dropped his high-powered legal team and will now be represented by the Los Angeles County public defender’s office on charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage fan before killing her and dismembering her corpse to cover up the sex abuse.

David Anthony Burke, 21, asked to have the public ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday said a short-lived tropical depression or storm could form in the Gulf while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly are headed to Florida.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, what had been Dolly, that was only a tropical storm for one day last week, is now just a surface trough of ...Read more

Michael Sanft, the attorney for the man on trial for allegedly orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, finds himself in a position out of a “Law and Order” episode.

He must convince a jury to ignore incriminating statements his client made. With every word he speaks, Sanft argues that Duane Davis is a liar who cannot be trusted.

It ...Read more