Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
At least a dozen Justice Department employees involved in prosecuting President Trump received dismi...
Mideast Ceasefire, Florida Immigration Session, Congolese City Captured
27 Jan 2025
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Palestinians are returning to their homes in northern Gaza, a proposal by Florida Governor Ron DeSan...
Reckoning with the Assad Regime's 'Machinery of Death'
26 Jan 2025
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The fall of Syria's leader in December opened the doors to a vast network of detention centers and p...
More Hostages Go Free, Trump Halts Foreign Aid, RFK Jr.'s Confirmation
25 Jan 2025
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Hamas releases four Israeli soldiers as part of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. The U.S. State Depa...
Trump Visits Disaster Zones, DEI and the Military, London Hacking Hearing
24 Jan 2025
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President Trump visits disaster zones; the Trump administration wants to end the military's diversit...
Immigration Crackdown, Health Officials Muted, Oscar Nominations
23 Jan 2025
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Congress passes an immigration crackdown in President Trump's first legislative win, the Trump admin...
New ICE Policies, Hegseth Claims, West Bank Attacks
22 Jan 2025
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Immigration enforcement will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and ...
Trump Day One, Immigration, January 6 Pardons
21 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump begins his first full day in office, kicks off a slew of immigration-related executive ...
Inauguration Day, Israel-Hamas Ceasefire, TikTok
20 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States; the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel...
Can Old Age Be a New Beginning?
19 Jan 2025
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Americans are living longer than ever. For some, these extra years offer a chance at reinvention an...
Ceasefire On Track, Pandemic Preparedness, Pepsi Sued
18 Jan 2025
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Israel's war cabinet gave final approval to a ceasefire deal with Hamas overnight. Five years after ...
Gaza Ceasefire Deal Reached, Next Steps For TikTok, Anger Over Private Firefighters
17 Jan 2025
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Negotiators have reached a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, according to the office...
The Contours of a Ceasefire in Gaza, Preventing Future Wildfires In LA
16 Jan 2025
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting after 15 months of war. What's in the current ceasefi...
Smooth Sailing For Trump's Nominees?, LA Fire Outlook, South Korea President Arrested
15 Jan 2025
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Senate Republicans are promising no drama for Trump's cabinet nominees in hearings this week. Do Dem...
Election Interference Report Goes Public, Wildfires and Mental Health, Pete Hegseth
14 Jan 2025
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A report on Special Counsel Jack Smith's doomed investigation into Donald Trump's election interfere...
Dozens Dead in L.A. Fires, Middle East Ceasefire Talks, Homeland Security Chief
13 Jan 2025
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At least two dozen deaths are attributed to the L.A. Wildfires, as more extreme fire weather is in t...
Theocrats on the Doorstep of Power
12 Jan 2025
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If you've been following the news over the last year, you've likely heard about the rise of the Chri...
Palisades Fire Expands, 2024 Hottest On Record, TikTok Arguments Pro And Con
11 Jan 2025
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New evacuations were ordered overnight as the Palisades fire expanded in Southern California. New re...
LA Fires Latest, Trump's Sentencing, TikTok At The Supreme Court
10 Jan 2025
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Many evacuated residents in Los Angeles returned to find entire neighborhoods wiped out by destructi...
LA Wildfires, Carter's State Funeral, Trump's Agenda
09 Jan 2025
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Devastating wildfires in the LA area have leveled entire neighborhoods as firefighting resources are...
Facebook And MAGA, Winter Virus Season, LA Palisades Fire
08 Jan 2025
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The parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, is ending a fact-checking feature, the annual wi...
Trudeau Resigns, Guantanamo Prisoner Release, Minneapolis Police Reform
07 Jan 2025
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is resigning, only 15 detainees remain at th...
Ex-U.S. Capitol Police Officer Remembers Jan. 6, CNN Defamation Trial, Golden Globes
06 Jan 2025
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After protecting the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, retired Capitol Police officer Aquilino Gonell sa...
Does the Military Have an Extremism Problem?
05 Jan 2025
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As Congress meets tomorrow to certify the results of the 2024 election, it also marks the 4-year ann...
Latest On New Orleans Attack; New Congress Comes Into Session; Carter's Funeral
04 Jan 2025
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We'll bring you the latest on the FBI's investigation into the deadly Jan. 1st attack in New Orlean...
New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
03 Jan 2025
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The music returns to New Orleans' Bourbon Street, while investigators say a New Year's attacker acte...
New Orleans Attack, Suspect's Texas Home, Las Vegas Truck Explosion
02 Jan 2025
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The FBI investigates a New Orleans attack that killed 15 as an "act of terrorism." Bomb techs join t...
Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
01 Jan 2025
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Ukraine's leader vows to end the fighting in 2025, just before Russian drones attack Kyiv again. A g...
Gaza War 2024, Gaza Hospital Shutdown, Biden's Complicated Legacy
31 Dec 2024
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After a year of on-again, off-again Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations, what will 2025 hold? Israel...
Jimmy Carter Remembered, Syria-Israel Relations, South Korea Plane Crash
30 Dec 2024
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Former President Jimmy Carter is remembered for peacemaking and humanitarian causes. A high-ranking ...
In Memoriam: Jimmy Carter, 1924-2024
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Former President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old, a modes...
A Sunday in the Park
29 Dec 2024
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In our last episode of 2024, we go for a walk.Earlier this year, NPR's immigration reporter Jasmine ...
Trump On TikTok Ban, N. Korean Soldiers in Ukraine, Obesity Drug Shortage Ends
28 Dec 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay implementation of the law banning ...
South Korea Impeachment, Israel Attacks Houthis, Georgia's Political Crisis
27 Dec 2024
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South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach the country's acting president. Israel launched its la...
Christmas Attack In Ukraine, Honda-Nissan Merger, Nigeria's Economic Crisis
26 Dec 2024
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A Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure leaves thousands of people without heat. The aut...
Christmas In Bethlehem, Famine In Sudan, The Year In Space
25 Dec 2024
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For the second year in a row, official celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem, the city where...
Ukraine's Drone Use, H-1B Visa Uncertainty, New Species In 2024
24 Dec 2024
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Facing a manpower shortage, Ukraine is relying more and more on unmanned flying attack drones. The v...
Biden Death Row Clemency, Long COVID Research, Lebanon Antiquities Damaged
23 Dec 2024
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President Biden uses his clemency authority to commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 men on federal ...
The Luckiest of the Unlucky
22 Dec 2024
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In part two of our story about Ben Spencer, a man sentenced to life in prison for a crime he said he...
The Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction
22 Dec 2024
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In 1987, Ben Spencer, a young black man from Dallas, Texas was convicted in the killing of a white b...
Government Shutdown Averted, German Christmas Market Attack, Netflix And The NFL
21 Dec 2024
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Congress approved a short-term spending deal to keep government running until mid-March. A man drove...
GOP Stopgap Bill Fails, Battle For Ukrainian Town, Syria's Interim Government
20 Dec 2024
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Congress has a midnight deadline to fund the federal government. Elon Musk and President-elect Donal...
Supreme Court Hears TikTok Case, Syrians Return Home, French Rape Trial Verdicts
19 Dec 2024
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TikTok's U.S. future is up to the Supreme Court. The Chinese-owned company wants the high court to s...
Murder As An Act Of Terrorism, Fed's Rate Cut Decision, Female Mass Shooters
18 Dec 2024
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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged ...
Trump Meets CEOs At Mar-A-Lago, School Shooting In Wisconsin, Pig Kidney Transplant
17 Dec 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has been holding court at Mar-a-Lago since his election victory. CEOs, ...
Syrian Minorities Fear Retribution, Israel-Hamas Talks, ABC Settles Trump Lawsuit
16 Dec 2024
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Some people in Syria aren't so sure what the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government means for them. We...
The Poetic Wealth of Nikki Giovanni
15 Dec 2024
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The legendary African American poet Nikki Giovanni passed away this week at the age of 81. Since fie...
S. Korea President, Texas Abortion Lawsuit, Coffee Prices
14 Dec 2024
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South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law on ...
Iran Loses Regional Ally, U.S. Colleges Prepare For Trump, Drone Sightings
13 Dec 2024
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The fall of Syria's regime is a blow to Iran. Iranian money and troops propped up former Syrian Pres...
FBI Director Wray To Step Down, U.S. Life Expectancy, DNC Seeks New Leadership
12 Dec 2024
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What does a change at the top mean for the FBI? Director Christopher Wray announced he will resign n...
Syria's New Reality, Shooting Suspect's Ideology, Judges Block Grocery Merger
11 Dec 2024
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People in Syria are slowly settling in to a new reality. The fall of the Assad regime offers new opp...
Arrest In UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing, Netanyahu Trial, Jay-Z Rape Allegations
10 Dec 2024
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Police arrested 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thomp...
Assad's Reign In Syria Is Over, U.S. Strikes ISIS Targets, Trump Gives TV Interview
09 Dec 2024
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After 54 years, the Assad's brutal reign in Syria is over. Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia with his f...
Trapped in a Social Safety Net
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In 1972, the federal government launched a program to support the poorest disabled and elderly Ameri...
Insurgency in Syria; South Korea's Political Chaos; Pope Creates 21
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Syrian rebels continue their push south in an effort to take more territory as government forces fai...
Opposition Forces in Syria, Crypto's Milestone Week, New York City's Housing Plan
06 Dec 2024
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Syrian opposition forces swept into another government stronghold as they continue with their larges...
Trump's Defense Pick, United Healthcare CEO Killed, Mass Deportations And Jobs
05 Dec 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump's embattled nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, faces a tou...
South Korea Martial Law, Transgender Rights Case, French Government Collapse
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
South Korea's president shocked the nation when he tried to declare martial law and now he faces imp...
Biden's Pardon Backlash, Protests in Georgia, Offensive In Syria
03 Dec 2024
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President Biden's move to pardon his son Hunter has been met with criticism from opponents and some ...
Hunter Biden Pardon, Trump's FBI Pick, Syrian Offensive
02 Dec 2024
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President Biden has issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. President-elect...
The Wide Open
01 Dec 2024
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Since its inception in 1973, the Endangered Species Act has been credited with helping to bring nume...
Mideast Ceasefire Continues, Irish Elections, Texas Politics
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Lebanese refugees return home as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah enters its fourth day. H...
Winter In Gaza, Black Friday Shopping, Third Party Politics
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Aid groups warn lives will be lost in Gaza as winter settles in and people lack protection against h...
Displaced Lebanese Return Home, Thanksgiving Travel, Holiday Health Tips
28 Nov 2024
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Tens of thousands of Lebanese are returning to the country's south, where they're discovering homes ...
Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire, Protests in Pakistan, Trump Threatens Tariffs
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect. Security forces dispersed thousa...
Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire, Trump's Spending Cuts, A Conservative Activist's Plan
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A possible 60-day ceasefire is in the works between Israel and Lebanon. President-elect Trump is pro...
Trump's Cabinet Picks, UN Femicide Report, COP29 Deal
25 Nov 2024
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The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to consider President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nomi...
The Science of Disagreeing Well
24 Nov 2024
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What turns a playful debate into an angry, tearful argument? Or a cheerful Thanksgiving feast into a...
Treasury and Other Trump Nominees, Fluoride Policy in Florida
23 Nov 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump picks a hedge fund manager to head Treasury and announces several other...
Trump's New AG Pick, Ukraine Turning Point, West Coast Storm
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump swiftly replaced his controversial pick for Attorney General, Matt Gaet...
Baltic Cable Cut, Trump's NATO Ambassador, Republican Voter Turnout
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
European officials investigate whether severed Baltic internet cables were an act of Russian sabotag...
McMahon Ed Secretary, FEMA Chief Testifies, X-odus Fuels Bluesky, Gaza Sniper Drones
20 Nov 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump taps WWE executive Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education, s...
Russia-Ukraine 1000 Days, Hong Kong Activists Sentenced, Trump And Your Money
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
1,000 days of war have devastated Ukraine and transformed life in Russia, as President Vladimir Puti...
Ukraine Missiles, G20 Summit, Trump's Plans on Fentanyl
18 Nov 2024
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Ukraine gets U.S. approval to fire long-range missiles into Russia, raising the stakes in a war that...
Mining's New Frontier
17 Nov 2024
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Deep, deep down on the floor of the world's oceans, rare and precious minerals exist in abundance. M...
Trump's National Security Picks, STI Rates Drop, COP29 Latest
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his national security team say about his 2nd term p...
BONUS: Trump's Day One Promises
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Up First co-hosts spent the week diving into some the promises President-elect Donald Trump has ...
RFK Jr. Tapped To Head HHS, Trump & Government Bonds, Biden Meets Xi In Peru
15 Nov 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump selects vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of...
Gaetz Tapped For AG, Blue State Opposition, Israel Vs. France Soccer Match
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump taps Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, sparking questions about Senate ap...
Trump Foreign Policy, Abu Ghraib Ruling, Cop 29 Climate Summit
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump's unconventional picks for his second-term team signal a shift in U.S. ...
Congress Returns, Trump's Justice Department , Biden's Global Bind
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Congress reconvenes, Trump allies are pushing the president-elect's preferences for Republican le...
Trump's New Government, Future Of Obamacare, Fired Israeli Minister Slams Netanyahu
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President-elect Donald Trump has begun choosing members of his staff, as Republicans control the Sen...
The Invisible Architecture of Our Democracy
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're in a moment of political change. This change often brings with it a reinterpretation of our de...
Antisemitic Attacks In Amsterdam, Musk And Trump, Federal Judiciary Future
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dutch authorities ban demonstrations for 3 days after attacks on Israeli soccer fans following a gam...
Presidential Transition, Trump First 100 Days, January 6 Pardons
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump's presidential transition plans are lagging. What can be expected from Trump's first 10...
BONUS: Biden's Speech At White House, Trump's Victory, Administration Transition
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down the latest analysis o...
Election Takeaways, Trump Legal Cases, Trump And The Economy
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump won after building a broad coalition. Trump's election victory gets rid of at least two...
BONUS: Trump's Return To The White House
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down what's behind Preside...
Trump Wins White House, Congressional Race Results
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump will return to the White House as the 47th president of the United States. And Republic...
Final Campaign Push, Israel Cuts Ties With UNRWA
05 Nov 2024
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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris wrap up their campaigns in the wee hours of ...
Final Campaign Stops, Boeing Strike Vote
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We catch up with the final flurry of the campaign on the eve of Election Day. And striking Boeing ma...
What It Will Take To Get 270
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are only two days left until Election Day and for both the campaigns of Vice President Kamala ...
Final Campaign Ad Blitz; Political Fights At Work; Deadly Floods In Spain
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the last minute political ads hitting swing states the weekend before the presidential el...
BONUS: "We, The Voters" Swing State Debrief
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This bonus episode features Up First co-hosts Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin, Leila Fadel and A Martin...
Campaigns Go West, Job Numbers and the Election, Union Canvassing Push
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump visit Arizona and Nevada, reports offer a pi...
North Gaza Crisis, Election Conspiracies, Presidential Abortion Powers
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
North Gaza's fate at stake in Israeli offensive, law enforcement agencies gear up for election viole...
Harris' Closing Argument, Trump Mass Deportations Plan, Head Start Changes
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President Harris delivers her campaign's closing arguments, ex-President Donald Trump's mass de...
Trump's Speeches, Israel and UNRWA, KY Police Killing Retrial
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump's speeches have become more erratic and even profane, Israel has banned the UN agency for Pale...
Trump at Madison Square Garden, NATO North Korea, World Series
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trump returns to New York for major rally, South Korea briefs NATO on North Korean troops backing Ru...
Sudan's 'Forgotten War'
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
12 million displaced. As many as 150,000 dead. Half the country facing starvation. The simple truth?...