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Thirty-four homes were lost when a wildfire tore through Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl’ecw First Nation in British Columbia last August. The community held a homecoming ceremony in April.

A last-minute ticket swap has unfolded remarkably smoothly, with Democrats closing ranks around Kamala Harris as their convention opens in Chicago.

The opening night of the Democratic National Convention features a bittersweet moment as Joe Biden speaks. The party shoved him aside, but he’s also deeply respected and known for resilience.

Venezuelans globally rallied to support the opposition's claim of victory over President Maduro in last month's disputed election. Demonstrations in cities like Caracas, Tokyo, and Sydney urged global backing for candidate Edmundo González, and support for those silenced by repression.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills aimed at curbing retail theft, targeting professional crime rings, and repeat offenders. The new laws, signed on Friday, focus on cracking down on repeat shoplifters, auto thieves, and those reselling stolen goods.

With inflation on voters’ minds, Kamala Harris pitches a ban on grocery store price gouging. What’s behind food prices, and can her plan help?

Lessons from COVID-19 – such as the need for empathy and transparency – are being applied to a similar health crisis.

The CSM Gaza correspondent writes from her heart of the pain, fear, and indignity that so much death and destruction has imposed on her life.

How do you capture both the atrocities of slavery – and the dignity of the people who survived it? Our columnist visited the offerings at the new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama. He calls it “an overwhelming experience.”

With momentum on Vice President Kamala Harris’ side, Republicans are advising former President Donald Trump to focus on policy, not personal attacks.

To save people and property, firefighters take risks, earning recognition as heroes. In eastern Ukraine’s war zone, firefighter Ivan Subotin, founder of a rescue organization, is motivated, he says, to restore people’s faith in the future.

Our picks for August are more substantial than beach reads, but not as serious as the big September releases. They’re just right for the waning days of summer.

Ukraine’s attack on Kursk was a surprise to Russia. But whether the shock will actually change Russian perceptions of the war seems doubtful.

New York Mayor Eric Adams proposes broad rezoning that could make the city more affordable for the middle-class workers who keep it running.

President Joe Biden is set to sign an order designating the 1908 Springfield, Illinois, race riot site a national monument. This comes 5 1/2 weeks after Sonya Massey, a Black woman, was shot by a white sheriff’s deputy in her home in Springfield after she called 911 for help.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Aug. 14 after a short and tumultuous tenure that included student protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Her decision comes just days after three deans also stepped down.

A ban on the highly popular video site evokes outcry, revealing a desire for sources of truth about the Ukraine war along with other services found on YouTube – and in free societies.

Age tech startups are recognizing that many older people have the means – and the tech savvy – to do everything younger generations do with digital devices.

Ukraine’s snap invasion of Russia could change the course of the war. But much will depend on the restrictions allies put on their weapons’ use.

“Sugarcane” casts a woeful, compassionate eye on the sordid history of compulsory education of Indigenous Canadian children, the Monitor’s film critic writes. In this powerful documentary, the survivors of atrocities want to move beyond their rage.

Donald Trump pledges the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, raising questions about how and whether this immigration policy could be carried out.

California, which has America’s largest homeless population, is taking a harder tack on enforcement – but some cities are pairing that with more support.

Our reporter sought to be a fly on the wall during her early morning visit to a Chengdu teahouse. Instead, she found community among strangers.

Two weeks after a rigged election, pro-democracy advocates use their own vote tally to rally for an end to a dictatorship.