President Joe Biden issued a Bill of Rights Day proclamation on Wednesday, commemorating the first set of amendments to the Constitution that protect "fundamental American freedoms."
Five people have been arrested in Atlanta and charged with domestic terrorism after protesting the construction of a future police and fire training facility.
HSBC will no longer finance new oil and gas ventures because of climate change, the British multinational banking giant announced, marking a significant departure from other global financial firms who have held off on such a dramatic move.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) was recommended by the House Democratic Steering Committee to become the ranking member on the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the next Congress on Wednesday.
Christmas will come early for eligible teachers in the Fort Smith School District in Arkansas, as they will be given a one-time payment of $1,500 on Thursday.
Some 9 million people were erroneously told their student loan forgiveness was approved in a mass email blunder last month, the Department of Education revealed.
A new U.S. Space Force unit has been activated in South Korea, where U.S. forces seek an enhanced ability to detect ballistic missile launches and other threats.
Before President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, the White House played footage of the Meet the Press interview in which he first came out in favor of same-sex marriage.
An American Air Force veteran who was captured by Russian forces in Ukraine was included in a prisoner swap between the two warring countries on Wednesday.