No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily prosecuted vice president of Equatorial Guinea in Washington after the Trump administration approved a waiver of corruption sanctions that allowed the...

Dems Choose To Shut Down Govt. Rather Than Restrict Free Health Care For Illegals

Democrats chose to shut down the federal government Wednesday rather than restrict free health care for illegal aliens. The Republican-led House passed a clean continuing resolution on September 19 that would give Congress until November 21 to set...

County Board sets preliminary levy, proposed budget for 2026

The Washington County Board of Commissioners set a preliminary property tax levy to support the proposed 2026 county budget at its meeting Sept. 23. The board also adopted a proposed budget for next year. After setting the preliminary levy, the...

Most IE residents say they are struggling, UCR studies find

A young couple views the Inland Empire region from atop Mt. Rubidoux in Riverside. | Photo courtesy of David Danelski/UC Riverside Two studies by researchers at the University of California, Riverside found a majority of Inland Empire residents...

The Core: Dispatch

photo: Shervin Lainez Co-founding members Chad Stokes and Brad Corrigan take a deep dive into the first studio album to truly document their group’s current lineup, Yellow Jackets. ** Adding New Songs to the Quiver CHAD STOKES: We started Yellow...

Carthage High School to host community Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

Published 10:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Carthage High School will host a vibrant, community-wide celebration in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month on Sunday, October 12, 2025, from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Carthage High School Gym. The event...

Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protections for Venezuelan migrants

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to revoke temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants living in the United States. This...

El Cajon Syrian community fearful of deportation after ending of Temporary Protected Status

EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) — Chaotic gun battles continue to break out in parts of Syria, a country fractured from more than a decade of civil war. Syrians living in San Diego argue these are not safe conditions to return to as the Trump...

N.J. Coffee Festival’s final vendor list is out now! Here’s who you’ll find.

Coffee lovers, get ready to sip. NJ.com has revealed the full vendor lineup for this fall’s NJ Coffee Festival, featuring a mix of local favorites, bold new brewers and baked treats. The second coffee festival will be a two-day event, happening...

UN member states agreed to Digital ID with ‘Pact for the Future’ adoption

With the adoption of the “Pact for the Future” at the UN Summit of the Future in September 2024, 193 member states committed, in a non-binding way, to rolling out digital ID schemes as part of a wider plan for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)....

Theo Von claims government offered him security after fury over DHS video he never gave permission to be in

By JAMES CIRRONE, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 22:08 EDT, 2 October 2025 | Updated: 22:45 EDT, 2 October 2025 Theo Von has claimed that a high-level government official offered him 'extra security' after he received an onslaught of online...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov takes part in the high-level week of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (fourth day)

27 September 2025 On September 26, 2025 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, continued his visit to New York to participate in the anniversary session of the UN General Assembly. The Belarusian Foreign...

Pair of UC Riverside studies find that most Inland Empire residents "say they are struggling"

A pair of new studies conducted by UC Riverside suggest that most Inland Empire residents are "struggling to get by." The research was conducted by the university's Center for Community Solutions. More than 3,300 residents in the sprawling area,...

Reminded of a profound journey that still wields an impact

Published 2:30 pm Monday, September 29, 2025 I remember an overcast spring day in 1998 that would prove to be quite the catalyst for personal change just four years later. Working for the Ponoka News, I was covering a growing project’s seeding of...

Kash Patel Just Aided Conservative Extremists

Last weekend, we had an outbreak of conservative-extremist murder in Michigan and North Carolina. In response, FBI director Kash Patel leaped into action, which is hard to do when both feet are in your mouth. From Politico: FBI Director Kash Patel...

New Migrant Caravan Bound for Mexico City — Trump’s Border Policies Keeping Them Away from U.S.

A group of roughly 1,200 migrants has begun the long march from Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala in hopes of reaching Mexico’s capital city. The group has made clear they are hoping to receive asylum status in Mexico City and deny any...

Berlin strikes back on behalf of the Palestinian people

Note: This article was written prior to the demonstrations held in Berlin on 27 September. A week before what are likely to be the largest demonstrations in German history in support of Palestine, a group of lawyers in Berlin are suing members of...

Sanctioning Israel 'complicated' amid Gaza conflict efforts: UAE official

Mohammed Ibrahim Al Dhaheri, director of the strategy and future department at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and visiting Hong Kong for the first time, joins Ronnie Chan, Chair Emeritus of the Asia Society, in a fireside chat in Hong Kong,...

Resident starts Grad Adventures to give less opportune grads a chance to travel

Bruce Whitaker has travelled the world with his family, pictured here. Now, he would like to give area youth that same opportunity with Grad Adventures. CONNOR LUCZKA, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Bruce Whitaker and his family have...

Bills Target Crucitas Gold Mining Mess in Costa Rica

Crucitas ranks among Costa Rica’s most severe environmental setbacks. Illegal gold mining has ravaged the area for years, bringing crime, community unrest, water pollution, and deaths among those risking their lives in unauthorized operations. The...