Meat smugglers busted at the border EL PASO, Texas “”mdash; Border agents last week landed a meaty bust, seizing 756 pounds of bologna arranged into the shape of a car seat and covered with blankets in a man’s pickup. Read more...

For the first time in more than 30 years, Eid-al-Fitr, today’s celebration that signals the end of Ramadan, falls on the same week of Thanksgiving. At first, I see an obvious disconnect between the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the American tradition of Thanksgiving ““ 30 days of fasting compared to the much-loved American tradition of stuffing oneself into immobility by feasting on turkey, apple pie and other goodies. Read more...

Football is a violent and emotional sport. For three hours Saturday, members of the UCLA and USC football teams managed to play a rough game at full speed and intensity ““ smashing each other play after play ““ without the game deteriorating into ugly, extracurricular fighting. Read more...

Racist label misguided As one of the bearers of the sign in question, I was appalled by Michael Cox’s letter “Counterprotest sign is unacceptable, offensive” (Nov. Read more...

In January, Charles Lee, a resident of Menlo Park, Calif., was detained upon arrival in China for his practice of Falun Gong, a meditation practice currently outlawed in China. Read more...