“For her birthday in December, I bought her a ticket. She was so excited. Now, I am hitting myself over the head about it.”

Jaweed Kaleem talks to the boyfriend of Russian captive Ksenia Karelina.

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Los Angeles resident Ksenia Karelina, charged with 'treason' for donating to a charity that aids Ukrainians, appeared via video to face a judge in Russian court today. Her appeal was rejected latimes.com/world-nation/s…

“Just to imagine that an American citizen is in Russian jail right now for making a donation to the victims of war and for having the audacity to visit her parents,' said Isabella Koretz, who owns the Ciel Spa in Beverly Hills, where Karelina works. Are these truly her crimes?”

Los Angeles resident Ksenia Karelina, charged with 'treason' for donating to a charity that aids Ukrainians, appeared via video to face a judge in Russian court today. Her appeal was rejected latimes.com/world-nation/s…

He bought her a birthday trip to visit family in Russia. She's now in prison there. Her crime? Donating $51.28 to a Ukrainian charity. Jaweed Kaleem latimes.com/world-nation/s…

“News of the Los Angeles woman’s arrest comes at a time when the authoritarian nature of the Russian state is causing deep alarm in Western capitals.” To be sure, this arrest is an escalation. With ⁦Jaweed Kaleem⁩ via ⁦Los Angeles Times⁩ latimes.com/world-nation/s…

She was managing a Beverly Hills spa. Now she’s in a Russian jail on treason charges, allegedly over a $50 donation supporting Ukraine.

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Worthwhile reading from Andrea Castillo

We’ve finally got an idea of how Latinos are voting in 24, after the Iowa Caucus. Are Republicans maintaining momentum??

I went to the GOP caucus in the most Latino town in Iowa—Denison, a beautiful, smelly meat packing town.

Tuve una epifanía 1/3
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I walked off the job with hundreds of my LA Times L.A. Times Guild 🦅 colleagues today because our staff and audience deserve better. Leadership must come to the table to bargain in good faith over the future of our news organization.

Palestinian Americans say they are optimistic because their cause has gained more support than ever. But they also say they fear their messages are seen as pro-Hamas and antisemitic. My latest report on the pro-Palestinian movement: latimes.com/world-nation/s…

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center, one of California's biggest immigrant detention facilities, could close by Feb. ICE says it's considering the effect of ongoing litigation which has prevented new intakes, leaving 350 workers caring for six detainees.

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'Like a plague that long lay dormant, antisemitism has sprung back to virulence in the U.S., deeply unsettling American Jews, many of whom had viewed it as a relic of past generations, destined to fade away,' Jaweed Kaleem + David Lauter write. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

ICYMI, I explored how the Palestinian cause went from the fringes to mainstream on college campuses.

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“It feels weird to me to have peace here, in the U.S., between Jews and Arabs, between Israelis and Palestinians, and to have free speech here and friendships. Why do I get to enjoy that when people cannot back home?”

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“The school board expected conservative Christians to be unhappy; it was caught off guard when hundreds of Muslim parents protested.” latimes.com/world-nation/s… Jaweed Kaleem on religious parents, LGBTQ+ books for kids, and Pride flags.

As Muslims’ status as political punching bag fades, some are fighting against LGBTQ+ acceptance latimes.com/world-nation/s… by Jaweed Kaleem

Muslims were once reliable allies in a coalition of minorities courted by the left.

Now some of the 3.5 million U.S. followers of Islam are speaking out on topics where their conservative take more closely aligns with the GOP Jaweed Kaleem

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Thanks to the Society of American Travel Writers for recognizing my reporting on Californians moving to Portugal and congrats to all winners. ICYMI, the original article can be read here: latimes.com/world-nation/s…

The Singhs have spent more than a decade trying to rectify their legal status. But after investing his life savings in a U.S. business, Dr. Pradyuman Singh is now stuck in Tijuana away from his family. He wonders whether moving to the U.S. was a mistake
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