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A Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure leaves thousands of people without heat. The aut
For the second year in a row, official celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem, the city where
Facing a manpower shortage, Ukraine is relying more and more on unmanned flying attack drones. The v
President Biden uses his clemency authority to commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 men on federal
In part two of our story about Ben Spencer, a man sentenced to life in prison for a crime he said he
In 1987, Ben Spencer, a young black man from Dallas, Texas was convicted in the killing of a white b
Congress approved a short-term spending deal to keep government running until mid-March. A man drove
Congress has a midnight deadline to fund the federal government. Elon Musk and President-elect Donal
TikTok's U.S. future is up to the Supreme Court. The Chinese-owned company wants the high court to s
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged
President-elect Donald Trump has been holding court at Mar-a-Lago since his election victory. CEOs,
Some people in Syria aren't so sure what the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government means for them. We
The legendary African American poet Nikki Giovanni passed away this week at the age of 81. Since fie
South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law on
The fall of Syria's regime is a blow to Iran. Iranian money and troops propped up former Syrian Pres
What does a change at the top mean for the FBI? Director Christopher Wray announced he will resign n
People in Syria are slowly settling in to a new reality. The fall of the Assad regime offers new opp
Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomp
After 54 years, the Assad's brutal reign in Syria is over. Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia with his f
In 1972, the federal government launched a program to support the poorest disabled and elderly Ameri
