House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced the death of his father on Monday, saying the elder Jeffries "died peacefully in his sleep" on Sunday.
Iran has sent a warship to the Red Sea a day after the United States announced it had destroyed "Iranian-backed Houthi small boats" that were attempting to attack a shipping vessel.
Students at Harvard University are calling for university President Claudine Gay to resign from her position following scandals involving her response to antisemitism and allegations of plagiarism in several of her past works.
Authorities in Japan say at least four people are dead as a result of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in central Japan on Monday, which also caused significant damage and stranded thousands.
Pro-Palestinian protesters assembled a car caravan on Monday in a bid to disrupt the operations of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
The rock band Green Day used a televised New Year’s Eve performance Sunday night to change the lyrics to one of their most popular songs — and throw shade on former President Donald Trump in the process.
The Internal Revenue Service’s new federal income tax brackets and standard deductions took effect Monday, providing a boost to many people via slightly higher, inflation-adjusted paychecks.
Newly sworn-in mayor of Akron, Ohio, Shammas Malik, designated three new Cabinet officials including a director of diversity, equity, and inclusion and a newly-created director of sustainability and resiliency.
Senate Democrats are fuming over the Biden administration’s decision to bypass Congress a second time to send weapons to Israel, citing mounting concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
President Joe Biden is facing a growing chorus of voices calling on him to pardon U.S. Navy lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, who is facing negligent driving charges in relation to a car crash that killed two Japanese nationals while stationed in Japan.
