Shooting near Washington, DC, concert leaves 15-year-old dead, wounds officer and 2 adults, police say

A 15-year-old boy died and three other people were wounded, including a police officer, after shooting broke out near an unpermitted concert in Washington, DC, Sunday evening, police say. Read More
Analysis: America is on edge. That’s bad news for the WH

If Americans are “really, really down,” as President Joe Biden suggests, it’s hardly surprising. Read More
New Brand of Activist Takes Aim at Ukraine War and Climate Crisis, Together

Led by young women from Eastern Europe, they are cornering Europe’s leaders and pressing them for a total energy embargo on Russia — to end the fighting and to save the planet.Read More
US officials warn about possible new ways Russia could turn Americans against each other in 2022 midterms

Homeland and national security officials are worried about how Russia could significantly exploit US divisions over the November midterms, considering scenarios like Russia staging smaller hacks of local election authorities — done with the deliberate purpose of being noticed — and then using that to seed more conspiracies about the integrity of American elections. Read […]
Analysis: Democrats are losing ground with the fastest-growing political bloc: Asian Americans

A lot of attention has been paid to the problems President Joe Biden and other Democrats have with core party constituencies, including young and Hispanic voters. And there’s been plenty of polling to back that up. Read More
Opinion: Republicans in Texas just voted to reject democracy

Disturbing video from the Texas Republican Convention this weekend shows convention-goers mocking GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw — a Navy SEAL veteran who lost his right eye to a bomb in Afghanistan — with the term “eye patch McCain.” Read More
Police chief responds to Ted Cruz’s gun argument

Police Chief Dwight Henninger responds to Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) argument that gun control laws are not effective. Read More
The controversial measure deals with whether unmarried partners can have guns if they were found guilty of violence against a dating partner

“It’s now or never.” Read More
Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader

The former rebel and longtime senator’s victory sets the third largest nation in Latin America on a sharply new path.Read More
Gustavo Petro gana las elecciones y será el primer presidente de izquierda de Colombia

La victoria del exrebelde y senador veterano sitúa al tercer país más poblado de América Latina en un nuevo rumbo.Read More