Senate votes to proceed with impeachment trial
The U.S. Senate voted 56-44 Tuesday afternoon to proceed with the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The outcome of the vote on the constitutionality […]
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Senate votes to proceed with impeachment trial
The U.S. Senate voted 56-44 Tuesday afternoon to proceed with the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The outcome of the vote on the constitutionality […]
Authorities arrest former UF student for aiding ISIS
The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida has announced it arrested a former Gainesville resident overseas and returned him to the area for […]
Biden issues COVID-19 executive orders
President Joe Biden signed 10 new directives on Thursday to fight the pandemic. He ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch a […]
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. president
Former Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in a somber, yet peaceful ceremony Wednesday at the U.S. […]
Security forces guard against inauguration threats
A 12-day state of emergency begins in Washington today as rumors and threats of insurrection swirl around President-elect Joe Biden’s swearing-in. U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Penn., […]
U.S. House moves toward impeaching Trump
Overnight the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives approved a resolution asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, declaring that the president is no longer […]
U.S. breaks daily COVID-19 deaths record
For the first time, the United States reported more than 4,000 deaths from the coronavirus in a single day. That’s more than double the average daily […]
COVID-19 vaccine developers battle disease, public perception
Dr. Amy Givler, 62, a family medicine doctor in Monroe, La., decided early in the COVID-19 pandemic that she wanted to participate in a vaccine trial […]
U.S. reports first case of COVID variant
A Colorado man in his 20s tested positive for the highly infectious virus strain first reported in the United Kingdom, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. State […]
Charles “Chuck” Yeager dies
Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the United States Air Force brigadier general most well known for being the first person to break the sound barrier, died Monday at […]
That infamous day
Editor’s Note – This story originally appeared in WORLD in 2014. It is reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. CHARLESTON, S.C.—In 1923 Army Col. Billy Mitchell predicted Japanese […]
Survey: Americans paying off debt during pandemic
The website money.com recently released the findings in a survey of 2,200 US households and how they handled their credit during the pandemic. Beginning in March […]
Wildfires continue spreading across the West
A thick blanket of smoke continued to cast an orange haze over parts of the usually cool Willamette Valley in Oregon. Nearly 40 fires had burned […]
Classrooms reopen around the world
Sporting backpacks laden with fresh notebooks and sharpened pencils, millions of children in countries around the world returned to school in recent weeks. Many expressed excitement […]
California heat wave triggers weekend fires
Rescuers in military helicopters assisted 207 campers in California’s Sierra National Forest after a wildfire left them stranded over the weekend. The Creek Fire began on […]
The CDC halts some evictions
Experts predicted millions of Americans could lose their homes as coronavirus-related eviction moratoriums began expiring in July. In early August, President Donald Trump issued an executive […]
169 law enforcement officers in the US have died in the line of duty in 2020; 91 from COVID-19
Tallahassee – The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) and the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) are designating the month of September 2020, to honor the service and sacrifice […]
Oregon governor sends backup to Portland
Authorities have arrested more than 600 people in connection with ongoing protests, vandalism, and violence in Portland, Ore., since late May. Gov. Kate Brown is sending […]
Protest marks the anniversary of the March on Washington
WASHINGTON—Thousands of civil rights activists gathered at the Lincoln Memorial and around its reflecting pool on Friday. The Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network […]
Penguin math
During harsh Antarctic winters, temperatures can drop to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit with winds up to 87 miles per hour. To stay warm, emperor penguins squeeze […]
Teams boycott games over police shootings
The Milwaukee Bucks remained in their locker room for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic Wednesday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The boycott comes after […]
Hurricane Laura intensifies, prompts evacuations along Gulf Coast
Forecasters said Hurricane Laura continues to gather strength Wednesday morning and could make landfall in Texas or Louisiana as a powerful Category 4 storm late Wednesday […]
A defiant dictator
BELARUS: Protests demanding the ouster of “Europe’s last dictator,” President Alexander Lukashenko, continue for a second week, with the embattled leader landing by helicopter at his residence and emerging […]
Gulf Coast braces for back-to-back storms
Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Marco to make landfall on the Louisiana coast Monday after weakening from hurricane strength on Sunday. Tropical Storm Laura will pass through […]