Hama city falls to Syrian rebels as advance continues

December 5, 2024

Alex MacDonald and Harun al-Aswad

Syrian rebels have taken control of the central city of Hama as their shock advance across the country continues.

An anti-government fighter covers his ears as a multi-barrel rocket launcher fires against government forces, in the northern outskirts of Syria's west-central city of Hama on 4 December 2024 (Bakr al-Kassem / AFP)

Challenge to California Top-Two Election System in Federal Court filed

December 1, 2024

Two election attorneys challenged the top-two system in Federal Court in Oakland, California on Thursday, November 21, 2024. David L. Shoen of Montgomery, Alabama, and Seyeun D. Choi of Foster City, California filed a complaint asking that California’s “Top-Two” election system be struck down as unconstitutional.

(The 12-page complaint in its entirety may be read here.)