U.S. delegation meets with Mexico’s government for border crisis talks
A top U.S. delegation has met with Mexico’s president in what many see as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.
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Groundbreaking comedian Tom Smothers dies at 86
Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking TV shows in history,
has died at 86.
Biden orders strikes after three U.S. troops injured in drone attack in Iraq
President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military to carry out retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.
Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry in Christmas message
Pope Francis blasted the weapons industry and its “instruments of death” that fuel wars as he made a Christmas Day appeal for peace in the world and in particular between Israel and the Palestinians.
Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers
Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia.
ACTION 8 UPDATE: Judge reverses earlier decision and allows removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
A federal judge has lifted an injunction that briefly blocked Arlington National Cemetery from removing a century-old memorial there to Confederate soldiers.
Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court
A divided Colorado Supreme Court has declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery for now
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring removal of a memorial to Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, saying that people shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it.
Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery
A Confederate memorial’s days at Arlington National Cemetery are numbered.
