Russia launches what Ukraine is calling the biggest aerial barrage of the war
Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country.
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2024 elections are ripe targets for foes of democracy
Billions of people around the world are expected to head to the polls in 2024. But experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy.
More states extend health coverage to immigrants even as issue inflames GOP
More than 1 million immigrants, most lacking permanent legal status, are covered by state health programs. Several states, including GOP-led Utah, will soon add or expand such coverage.
Trump cries 'election interference' after Maine ruling will keep him off the ballot
Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows stated former President Donald Trump is not qualified to appear on the state's ballot. The Trump campaign pledged to fight the decision in state court.
The world's population was up 75 million this year, will stand at 8 billion on Jan. 1
The growth rate for the U.S. in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide rate. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year's Day of 335.8 million people.
Learning to love to draw with Commander Mark, the Bob Ross of drawing
A new documentary celebrates how millions of children learned the power of drawing from PBS television art educator Mark Kistler.
AMC Theatres apologizes for kicking out a civil rights leader for using his own chair
Bishop William J. Barber III, who suffers from a chronic and painful form of arthritis, was escorted out of an AMC movie theater after he tried to use his own chair in the handicapped section.
Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash
At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.
Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana
Venezuela and Guyana are currently involved in a border dispute over a sparsely populated region the size of Florida with vast oil deposits off its shores.
Sexual assault cases are formally removed from the U.S. military chain of command
The investigation and prosecution of major criminal offenses now shifts to independent prosecutors in a bid to strengthen the accountability of the military justice system.