Several high-profile criminal cases went before a trial by jury in 2023, with some bringing a conclusion to sagas immortalized in documentaries and justice for families who lost family members in acts of violence.
The last batch of COVID-19 relief funding for public schools allocated by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is set to expire at the end of September 2024 — and states and school districts still have billions in unspent funds.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is set to leave Congress on Dec. 31, bringing to an end a nearly 17-year career in Congress, which saw him hold the speaker’s gavel for nine months.
Despite the continuation of a major conflict in Europe and a burgeoning one in the Middle East, 2023 was the "most transformative year" for the U.S. military's presence in the Pacific, according to a senior Pentagon official.
A major Ukrainian energy company with power plants near the front line sustained its ninth bombardment by Russia's forces “in the last two months,” according to a Dec. 20 announcement that points to the harshness of Ukraine’s second winter of full-scale war.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr warned that those seeking his former position in a second Trump administration would “have to be ready to oppose abuse of government power.”
