World & Nation
In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians have marked the first Sunday services since Bashar Assad’s ouster in an air of transformation.
California
Mark Murphy, three-time mayor of Orange, has died. Nicknamed “Mr. Orange,” Murphy was among the city’s fiercest boosters.
First called the Santa Claus Lane Parade, the event has been held every year except 1942 through 1944 during World War II and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Next year’s events that are visible to Californians include a rare peek at Mercury; Venus and Jupiter cozying up; and a total lunar eclipse.
The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank during Christmas were nowhere to be found.
Sports
Shohei Ohtani became the first player ever to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season.
Opinion
Common ground among Americans is shrinking by the minute. It’s a challenge we are sadly less able to confront with Romney and others like him gone from public service.
Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped as special envoy to the U.K.
Republicans and Democrats aren’t necessarily staying in their lanes in 2024. ‘Realignment’ won’t break up the logjam of U.S. politics, it will just make it more hypocritical.
Since the 1999 handover from Portugal to China, Macao has transformed from a monopoly-driven casino hub into the world’s biggest gambling center.