Debate Weighs If America’s Global Dominance Deters Tyranny

Is American dominance on the world stage the best defense against tyranny and evil? That is the question two campus visitors discussed in a public debate Oct. 8 at Willard Straight Hall’s Memorial Room. Arguing the affirmative was Mary Kissel,...

Is The UN Charter Worth The Paper It’s Written On?

Above photo: People gather in central Tehran to protest against Israel’s wave of strikes on Iran on 13 June 2025. Atta Kenare / AFP. Without UN intervention or even censure, as the US has time and again. Before raining bombs and missiles on Korea,...

Maduro’s Dictatorship, and the Threat of War in Venezuela

As Trump ups the ante Government supporters marched toward the UN headquarters in Caracas on Monday, October 6, 2025, to call for peace in Venezuela in the face of an alleged US “war threat.” | Photo: EFE/Miguel Gutierrez Boris Muñoz: In the cloud...

Factbox-Major cases involving Trump before the US Supreme Court

(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt with a series of cases involving challenges to the actions of President Donald Trump and his administration since he returned to office in January. These cases have involved the U.S. Federal Reserve,...

<em>One Battle After Another</em>: Paul Thomas Anderson’s drama of rebellion and repression

One Battle After Another, directed by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, is a political drama set in contemporary American conditions. In the most chilling and moving scenes, Anderson and his colleagues represent with great accuracy the drive to...

Lose yourself in mixed-media 'veils' at one local museum opening

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During October, seven new exhibitions open, six close and 15 others continue their runs. These are the exhibitions...

China’s Strategic Push for a South American Bi-Oceanic Route

As bioceanic corridors advance as key axes of regional integration and commerce in South America, a memorandum of understanding signed on July 21 between Brazil and China for a potential 3,000-kilometer railroad is raising questions about the...

What we know about the crew members involved in medical helicopter crash on Sacramento highway

MEDICAL CENTER. ALL OF THEM IN CRITICAL CONDITION. TONIGHT. WE ARE JUST PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE. WE KNOW GOD HEARS OUR PRAYERS AND IT’S DIRE. YOU KNOW, SHE’S IN SHE’S IN A DIRE SITUATION. THAT’S HOW TRAVIS OSBORNE IS DESCRIBING SUSIE SMITH’S CURRENT...

10 Reasons the U.S. Can’t Afford to Ignore Venezuela Anymore

Nicolás Maduro and his illegitimate, narco-terrorist Venezuelan government must fall — not just for the sake of the majority of law-abiding Venezuelans who deserve to have the government they voted for in the summer of 2024, but for every single...

Fiesta Latina a success in Sioux Center

SIOUX CENTER—Music by a local mariachi band drifted across Central Park in Sioux Center Saturday evening as festivalgoers milled about with plates of street tacos and elote, a popular Mexican street snack. Near the amphitheater, where Mariachi Los...

Panchkula: NIA court rejects bail of 2 accused in illegal human trafficking case

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of two accused — Ravi Kumar and Gopal Singh, both residents of Karnal — allegedly involved in an international human trafficking syndicate that illegally...

Most IE Residents Are Struggling To Get By, Women Suffer At Higher Rates: UCR

INLAND EMPIRE, CA — A majority of Inland Empire residents report they are struggling to get by and are feeling hopeless — at rates higher than found in most American communities. Still, many locals feel a strong sense of community cohesion,...

This is how we got to the international political crisis, and is there a way out?

733 days since 7/10: The past two years have been among the most turbulent in the history of the State of Israel. The dramatic events of October 7, 2023 initially produced an unprecedented wave of sympathy and embrace for Israel and Israelis after...

What’s up with… Verizon & Starry, Qualcomm, Telefónica

In today’s industry news roundup: Verizon snaps up fixed wireless access broadband service provider Starry; Qualcomm adds to its IoT-related M&A roster; Telefónica shrinks its presence further in Latin America; and much more! Verizon is to acquire...

Empowering Miami’s Hispanic Visionaries

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava has launched a new initiative to recognize and support Latino-owned small businesses throughout the region. Organized through a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of...

Mass, procession in the US capital calls for solidarity with migrants

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Nearly 1,000 people joined the procession for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees in the nation’s capital, which had “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope” as its theme. They paused at seven reflection stops, traveling...

Mass and procession in the U.S. capital calls for solidarity with migrants facing mass deportation

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Nearly 1,000 people joined the procession for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees in the nation’s capital, which had “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope” as its theme. They paused at seven reflection stops, traveling...

South American leftists struggle with Trump pressure, voter shift

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, 65, has less than a year left in his term-limited office and is widely criticized at home for chaotic leadership amid a surge in cocaine production and a deteriorating security situation. The Trump...

Modi’s Birthday Call to Putin Overshadows UK PM Starmer’s India Visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday just hours before the arrival of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in India — a gesture that, according to Bloomberg, caused some...

Ana Navarro pushes back on right-wing backlash to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl tap

Bad Bunny performed during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show The View co-host Ana Navarro is calling out conservatives upset over Bad Bunny’s selection as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer, pointing out that the Latin music star has...