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A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.

The planned closure of the San Francisco Immigration Court comes as immigration judges spent the last year facing pressure to move through their caseloads faster and streamline deportations. (Image credit: Minh Connors)

The speech at the Detroit Economic Club comes after major foreign policy moves have overshadowed domestic policy. (Image credit: Alex Wong)

Adams announced in May that he was dying of metastatic prostate cancer. Thousands of newspapers carried his strip satirizing office culture from the ’90s until a controversy in 2023. (Image credit: Lea Suzuki)

There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi)

Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges. (Image credit: Jennifer Oosthuizen)

Public health leaders convene in Washington, D.C. this week to defend their vision for America’s health, and look ahead for how to rebuild after the Trump administration’s attacks on the system. (Image credit: EZ Event Photography/APHA)

Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, was first elected to Congress in 2018. She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman who was endorsed by President Trump. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)