GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo and Rwanda -backed rebel group M23 on Saturday signed a framework agreement for a peace deal, the latest step in the so far unsuccessful efforts to end the decades-long conflict in eastern Congo. Earlier this year, M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, two key cities in eastern Congo, in a major escalation of the conflict. Backed […]
(The Center Square) – A new report by the University of California, San Diego found freshmen are nowhere near ready for college math and writing classes. The problem isn’t isolated to new students at the southernmost University of California campus, either. The report by the university’s Academic Senate Working Group on Admissions shows that this is a […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Representatives of Syria’s civil society held rare open discussions Saturday in Damascus in the presence of officials from the European Union and the transitional government. They touched on sensitive topics including sectarian tensions, ethnic divisions and people killed by different sides. The EU-organized meetings known as “The Day of Dialogue” are the first to be […]
CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90 on Saturday, still holding authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank, but marginalized and weakened by Israel, deeply unpopular among Palestinians, and struggling for a say in a postwar Gaza Strip. The world’s second-oldest serving president — after Cameroon’s 92-year-old Paul Biya — Abbas has been […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent on Mexico’s flag hints at the myth behind the foundation of the country’s capital. It’s a divine sign in an ancient legend, according to which the god Huitzilopochtli asked a group called the Mexica to leave their homeland in search of a place to […]
FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia (AP) — Virginia Democrat Nicole Cole and her team spent much of their 2025 campaign for the state legislature standing in places like Weis Markets in Spotsylvania County, railing against prices that she said were too high: at least $3.79 for a dozen eggs, up to $7.99 for a pound of ground beef, […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday celebrating cinema and its ability to inspire and unite. Leo encouraged the filmmakers and celebrities gathered in a frescoed Vatican audience hall to use their art to include marginal voices, calling […]
MAGA has had it with Susie Wiles, as seen by a growing number of President Donald Trump’s supporters calling on him to replace his chief of staff following a string of negative headlines. Wiles, nicknamed the “Ice Queen,” has quietly controlled Trump’s White House from the background for the past 10 months. Unlike most big-name […]
(The Center Square) – The Encinitas Union School District withdrew its appeal of a ruling in a gender ideology lawsuit. Instead, the San Diego County district will comply with a lower federal court decision and notify parents and provide opt-outs for parents in gender ideology lessons and programs, according to district officials and lawyers representing the […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Saturday blamed President Donald Trump for death threats against her, after the erstwhile allies had a public falling out. Trump publicly denounced Greene on Friday after months of friction, leading to a back-and-forth of allegations and denouncements. On Saturday morning, Greene claimed her life was in danger under an […]
