A Congo Military Court Convicts 37 People Including 3 Americans of Taking Part in A Coup and Sentences Them to Death

Biden called families of 3 Americans held by Taliban to give them update

President Biden spoke by phone Sunday with the families of three Americans held by the Taliban, Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi.

CBS News - 1d

Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq

The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland.

The New York Times - 2d

Sudan’s military retakes a strategic city from RSF rebels, dealing them a major blow

Sudanese officials says the military and its allies had taken back the strategic city of Wad Medani more than a year after the Rapid Support Forces seized it

ABC News - 3d

Army officer's suicide death revives questions about mental health in military

The suicide death of a Green Beret on New Year's Day is reviving questions about whether enough is being done to identify service members in crisis.

ABC News - 3d

Take these steps to set financial goals for your family in 2025 — and reach them

How you and your partner can make saving easier, spending harder, and teamwork second nature.

MarketWatch - 3d

Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter

Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on Friday, capping a long and, at times, embarrassing ordeal that saw him become the first ex-president to be criminally convicted.

ABC News - 4d

Holiday Decorations in January? A Tennessee Woman Is Going to Court for Them.

A Tennessee woman’s plan to update her supersize skeletons for various holidays ran afoul of local law, but she has no plans to take them down.

The New York Times - 4d

Inside Trump's "hush money" sentencing court proceeding

President-elect Donald Trump's "hush money" sentencing will go down in history as he prepares to take over the White House. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more on the atmosphere inside the ...

CBS News - 4d

More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says

Yahoo News - 4d

Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction

Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.

The New York Times - 4d

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for Menendez after bribery, foreign agent conviction

Federal prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison sentence for former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who was convicted this summer of trading his political influence for bribes. Prosecutors accused the ...

The Hill - 4d

Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge, no punishment in hush money conviction

President-elect Trump was spared any punishment for his hush money criminal conviction Friday when a New York judge sentenced him to an unconditional discharge, eschewing jail time while securing ...

The Hill - 4d

Browns, Jaguars, Jets to take part in 2025 NFL London Games

Madrid, Spain, and Berlin will also host NFL regular-season games in 2025.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

NY top court denies delaying Trump sentencing

New York’s high court on Thursday declined to halt President-elect Trump’s sentencing on his hush money criminal conviction, which is scheduled for Friday morning. In a terse note, the New York ...

The Hill - 5d

Israeli Strike in West Bank Kills 3, Including Children

Violence has escalated in the occupied territory over the last year and a half, as Israel conducts raids targeting armed fighters with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

The New York Times - 6d

Former Jan. 6 officer: Trump's win a betrayal by the American people

Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who defended the Capitol during the attacks on Jan. 6, 2021, said President-elect Trump’s victory in the 2024 election felt like a betrayal by the American ...

The Hill - 6d

Former Baltimore Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz dies at 37, no cause of death announced

Former major league left-hander Brian Matusz has died

ABC News - 6d

Trump Raises Using Military or Economic Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal

In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims.

The New York Times - 6d

Baltimore Orioles announce death of ‘cherished teammate’ Brian Matusz at age of 37

Pitcher also played for Chicago Cubs during MLB career Left-hander was No 4 overall pick in 2008 draft The Baltimore Orioles have confirmed the death of their former pitcher, Brian Matusz, at ...

The Guardian - 6d

Trump says he won't rule out military force to take Greenland

President-elect Donald Trump held a wide-ranging news conference Monday in which he reiterated his insistence that the U.S. should take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, adding that he ...

CBS News - Jan. 7

'American Nightmare' survivors turn the tables, investigating the man who kidnapped them

Matthew Muller, featured in the Netflix documentary 'American Nightmare,' was charged with another home invasion in the Bay Area, the second time in recent weeks that new crimes have been ...

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8

Trump refuses to rule out using military to take Panama Canal and Greenland

Remarks likely to set off alarm bells around the world as Trump prepares to return to the White House this month. Donald Trump is refusing to rule out using American military force to retake ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences

Two federal prisoners who are among 37 inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by Biden say they are refusing to accept his clemency action

NBC News - Jan. 6

Trump asks for another delay of sentencing for New York "hush money" criminal conviction

The sentencing for Trump's felony conviction was originally scheduled for July 11, and is currently set for Friday.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Jimmy Carter: ‘The American people resent being put in boxes’

Appearing on Meet the Press as a presidential candidate on July 11, 1976, Jimmy Carter talked about his plan to focus on human rights, civil rights, environmentalism and competency as president.

NBC News - Jan. 5

Take Part in Veganuary and You Might See Yourself Differently

The ritual of giving up animal products for a month leads participants to see both meat and themselves in a different way, and could have lasting effects on people’s diets.

Wired - Jan. 4

Trump to be sentenced for "hush money" conviction before inauguration

Justice Juan Merchan will sentence Trump for his crimes on Jan. 10, a court proceeding that will be unlike any in America's 248 years.

CBS News - Jan. 3

How Jimmy Carter's death impacted many Americans

The body of former President Jimmy Carter will remain in his home state of Georgia Saturday through Monday, before being transported to the Capitol on Tuesday where he will lie in state. CBS News ...

CBS News - Jan. 3

Derrick Rose insists he doesn't want a statue based on 'the way people been creating them'

Rose, who will have his jersey retired by the Bulls next season, seemed skeptical about a statue in the wake of Dwyane Wade's.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3

Judge orders Trump sentenced on Jan. 10, signals no punishment for conviction

A New York judge has ordered President-elect Trump’s criminal sentencing for Jan. 10, rejecting his demand that his hush money case be dismissed to accommodate his presidency following his election ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

January 6 was part of an attempted coup d’etat in America. Don’t let Trump and his allies tell you otherwise | Arwa Mahdawi

Four years on, it’s the most astounding case of collective amnesia. That so many seem willing to normalise that anti-democratic outrage is frightening. The sun shone brightly on 6 January 2021. The ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3