For one human rights lawyer in El Salvador, it feels increasingly like the justice system is designed “to convict.” Yet he continues to defend even the riskiest cases.…
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By Howard LaFranchi Keren Schem rubs two fingers over the tiny-script Hebrew tattoo that encircles her wrist like a bracelet, and offers her best English translation.…
By Dominique Soguel Sitting astride a calm chestnut mare, his eyes closed, the soldier draws in a deep breath. Then he surrenders his mind and his…
By Simon Montlake Staff writer @sjmontlake In the aftermath of Maine’s worst mass shootings, a constant refrain has been heard: We thought it could never happen here.…
By Ghada Abdulfattah Special contributor Taylor Luck Special correspondent Sherihan al-Bayyari fled from her home in Gaza City, with her husband and six children, two weeks ago, when…
By Linda Feldmann Staff writer Though neither was present, two larger-than-life Republicans towered over the presidential primary debate stage Wednesday night: Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan. Former…
By Peter Grier Staff writer As House Republicans begin their formal impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden on Thursday, Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer says they already have “overwhelming”…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the launch of an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings. By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press…
By Patrik Jonsson When the staff at Fulton County courthouse in Georgia published the names of the 23 grand jurors who voted to indict former…
By Patrik Jonsson A ray of orange light shoots through a hail-size hole in the stained-glass window of what was once a church. On this evening,…