A trial begins Tuesday over complaints filed by Prince Harry and a senior British lawmaker against Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers. The trial carries high stakes on both sides of the Atlantic.
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With fewer protesters and a renewed focus, activists plan for a second round of Trump
President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday and Democratic organizers are not seeing the mass-scale opposition they witnessed in 2017. So, they’re adjusting with a focus on Trump’s agenda.
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Village People founder says everybody can enjoy their music, Republican or Democrat
Victor Willis of the Village People says their music is for everyone, defending the group’s choice to perform at Trump’s inaugural celebrations as a message of inclusivity.
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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says
Officials said the attacks happened in the Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army.
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Photos: Families reunite as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect
After 15 months war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday morning.
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Local meteorologists could face layoffs amid new initiative with The Weather Channel
The new initiative will be rolled out across 27 stations and feature “additional visual storytelling capabilities,” Allen Media Group says.
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Heavy snow and frigid temps put 70 million in the U.S. under winter storm warnings
Residents along the East Coast, from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine, are bracing for several inches of snow on Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures.
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TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump’s promise to pause the ban
The president-elect said he will issue an executive order Monday to delay the ban while he brokers a sale. The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google’s stores.
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Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who “made significant contributions to improving their communities.”
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Why Trump’s tariff promises will be hard to keep
President-elect Donald Trump has said his tariffs will raise revenues, boost U.S. jobs, and help stop the drug trade. But some of these goals are at odds with the others.
