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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed there would be no let-up in Ukraine's fight to regain its territory as Kyiv said its troops had crossed a major river, paving the way for an assault on Russia's occupation forces in the eastern Donbas region. Reflecting the dramatic change in momentum since Ukrainian forces routed Russian troops earlier this month in the northeast, U.S. President Joe Biden offered his strongest prediction so far that the Ukraine would win the war. (snip) Crossing the Oskil River is another important milestone in Ukraine's counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region. The river flows south into the Siversky...

Middle Eastern terrorists have infiltrated Latin American countries—especially Mexico—to plan an attack against the United States, according to an alarming exposé broadcast this week by the world’s largest Spanish news network. Related Article Here The Univision documentary, “La Amenaza Irani,” (Iranian Threat), uses undercover, never-before-seen video footage to illustrate how Iran’s growing political, economic and military ties to Latin America threaten U.S. security. The videos were part of a seven-month investigation in which college-aged Mexicans infiltrated diplomatic circles in Mexico to obtain recordings that prove diplomats from Iran, Venezuela and Cuba planned a cybernetic attack against the White House, FBI,...

SANTA ANA — In the depths of depression, battling hot flashes and desperate about her situation, Monica Freas tried to throw herself from the second floor of the Santa Ana Jail before friends restrained her. After two decades of taking hormone replacement therapy, the 35-year-old no longer had access to the drugs that made her feel comfortable in her own skin. She begged and pleaded with jailers for months to give her the medication that made her "feel normal" but they refused. "I just can't even look at myself in the mirror anymore," Freas said in a recent interview while...

I'm not one for posting vanities, but.... There's a sight I imagined the other day, one that I can't get out of my head -- the idea of a million voters, surging through DC and into the Capitol -- and voters placing their congressmen under arrest for crimes against their constituents. A guy can dream, can't he?

California's Legislature faces the highest turnover in at least a decade this November, about 40 percent, as more than one-third of lawmakers are being forced out by term limits and others plan to leave. The number could soar even higher if some incumbents are unseated, resulting in a Legislature that will be one of the least experienced in years. "The Legislature that meets in December will have over one-third of its members having never served a day in state government," said Tim Hodson, director of the Center for California Studies at California State University, Sacramento. "Therefore, no matter how good...