The Israel Defense Forces announced that the remains of the final Israeli hostage have been recovered from Gaza. Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, 24, was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and taken to Gaza by Hamas. Over 250 people were taken during the terrorist attack, and the recovery of all of their remains has been a key […]
Over a dozen people have been declared dead after this weekend’s major winter storm blanketed the country from the Midwest to the Northeast and closed schools, offices, and airports early this week. As of Monday morning, at least 14 people died across multiple states. The death toll may rise. At least five of those deaths […]
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine’s Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed around 7:45 p.m., and there was no immediate word on the conditions of those aboard. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. […]
A renewed power struggle is playing out among Democrats, following a string of off-year overperformances in 2025 after bruising losses in 2024. The battle for the soul of the party is most acute in a series of contentious Senate primaries that will soon determine whether the establishment’s more centrist candidates will square off against Republicans […]
President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail, this time in hopes of buoying a crop of Republicans running for a spate of battleground and GOP-leaning races in Iowa. Iowa has open Senate and governor’s races, while another two House seats are considered to be toss-up contests, according to the Cook Political Report. With […]
The third round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in two days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 28. The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14 to recipients born on […]
Amid the civil unrest due to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 60 chief executive officers wrote a letter calling for the lowering of tensions in the city, along with pleas and hopes of returning to normalcy. The business leaders have called for cooperative efforts between Mayor Jacob Frey, Governor Tim Walz, and Trump administration officials […]
Families of the 67 people killed in a midair collision over the Potomac River say regulators have taken steps to improve aviation safety since the crash one year ago, though they argue additional changes are still needed. On Jan. 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 was circling to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport […]
Certain House races in 2026 are seeing larger-than-normal fields, with the number of candidates in primary and special elections climbing into the double digits. The races, from Georgia to Arizona to New York, are drawing massive candidate interest after incumbents in those congressional districts left for a variety of reasons. This year’s election cycle is […]
The National Park Service removed an exhibit at the President’s House Site at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last week. The “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” exhibit focused on the nine slaves who lived at the location when President George Washington resided there from 1790 to 1797, when […]
