3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (737+ words) Thailand's ruling conservative party headed for a convincing election win Sunday night, the first victory this century for a party aligned with the country's royalist establishment and a clear defeat for an emerging progressive movement. The Bhumjaithai Party, led by…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1011+ words) Judge Roger T. Benitez in his chambers in 2004. (Nelvin Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS) LOS ANGELES " A federal court ruling has affirmed the free speech and religious rights of California teachers who want to tell parents about how their child…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (198+ words) Democracy in America is being driven into the shadows. Anyone in doubt need only pause to reflect on the events of June, when the military parade of the autocrat-in-chief in D.C. coincided with a manhunt for an assassin of lawmakers in…...