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A building where Captagon was being made before the Assad regime fell.

How the Assads used a civil war to turn Syria into a narco state

As Syria's economy collapsed during its civil war, the country became something of a narco state. The regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad earned billions by trafficking in the drug Captagon.

The sun sets over damage from the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

Point Loma couple watches as friends and family lose homes in Los Angeles

A Point Loma couple Sydney Rusch and Riley Buoen share their heartbreak as friends and family in Los Angeles face devastating losses from wildfires.

Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, gestures while addressing supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday.

Center-right opposition wins German election, with the far right coming in 2nd

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany doubled its support, projections showed.

A Support The Enlisted Project Thanksgiving sign is hung in the STEP warehouse on November 18, 2021.

San Diego military nonprofits look to aid service members over holidays

The USO and Support the Enlisted Project gear up for busy holiday season.

The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials this year

At a time when every news alert seems to deliver a seismic jolt about the world, these ads mostly touch on safe subjects we expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism. Poignant humanism.

Consumer spending kept the U.S. economy humming in October, November and December. The economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% during the quarter.

The U.S. economy is still doing well as Americans continue to spend

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in the final months of 2024, largely fueled by robust consumer spending. The economy ended the year 2.5% larger than it was a year earlier.

Harvested corn grain is dumped into a grain wagon on Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Illinois.

Farmers strongly back Trump. A new trade war could test their loyalty

American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.

The Academy has extended the voting period and pushed the nominations announcements to Jan. 23 as fires continue to burn in Los Angeles.

Oscar nominations are delayed again as fires burn on in Los Angeles

Oscar nominations had already been delayed once due to the fires raging in Los Angeles. The ceremony itself remains scheduled for early March.

President-Elect Donald Trump has chosen former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, seen here speaking at a rally in 2018, to be his Department of Transportation Secretary.

Trump taps Sean Duffy, Fox host and former congressman, for transportation secretary

President-elect Trump has picked Sean Duffy, a Fox Business host and former Republican congressman from Wisconsin, to head the Department of Transportation.

UnitedHealthCare named Tim Noel, a company executive, as its next CEO. The previous top executive, Brian Thompson, was shot on a New York City street in early December. Shown here is a general view outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters in Minneonka, Minn., on Dec. 4, 2024.

UnitedHealthcare names new CEO after Brian Thompson's killing

The largest U.S. insurer promoted company executive Tim Noel to replace Thompson, whose death sparked a national outcry over the health care industry.

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