Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, Urges Europe to Spend Big on Defense Speaking in Davos, Chancellor Friedrich Merz also implicitly criticized President Trump’s demeaning treatment of European allies. Jury reaches verdict in trial of ex-Uvalde school police officer accused of failing to confront gunman Former Uvalde school district officer Adrian Gonzales was acquitted by a jury on Wednesday evening on charges in connection with the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. Homicide rate declines sharply in dozens of US cities, a new report shows A report issued by the Council on Criminal Justice is showing a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, based on data collected from 35 American cities Trump's Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the United Nations President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council |
Opinion: A California diversion program saved her from prison and dying young A proposed state law offers non-violent offenders the chance to change 'their lives, support their families and pay restitution to those they’ve harmed.' Christians divided over how and whether to protest ICE operations Religious leaders struggle over whether to protest ICE or simply to support immigrants who are targeted. |