EARLYBIRD - STORIES

Amin Abdullah came to work at the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 18, 2026, like he always did — greeting families, helping children, and smiling at everyone who…

The laughter started the moment Elliot and I walked into prom. Not whispers. Actual laughter. “Did she seriously bring her little brother to prom?” one girl mocked. “Looks like one…

The Setback: A $1 billion funding request intended for White House security upgrades—partially linked to Donald Trump's planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom—was blocked from a broader immigration enforcement bill. Why it was…

It is always incredibly sad to lose a character actor who felt like a permanent fixture of our movie-watching lives. James Tolkan truly cornered the market on the "no-nonsense authority…

Texas is caught between two competing democratic principles: accountability and restraint. Supporters of penalties for lawmakers who break quorum argue that elected officials were chosen to participate in the legislative…

President Donald Trump stirred reactions online after posting around 25 AI-generated sci-fi images on Truth Social featuring aliens, space warfare, and military scenes. One image showed Trump walking beside an…

A U.S. State Department officer, Daniel Choi, was fired after secretly admitting on hidden camera that he hid a romantic relationship with the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party affiliate…