Renewable energy sources, including wind turbines and solar panels, struggle to meet elevated energy demand during Christmas Eve snowstorms in the northeastern US and Texas, forcing utilities to burn fossil fuels to prevent power outages.
American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for its abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Data show over 31,600 Russians have crossed southern border to seek political asylum since outbreak of war in Ukraine in February, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountering over 5,500 Russian migrants in November alone.
Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Prime Minister of Israel's most right-wing and religiously conservative government, pledging settlement expansion, subsidies for ultra-Orthodox allies, and judicial reform.
Top high school in Virginia accused of delaying academic awards and implementing policy that gives students a 50% grade just for attending class, leading to concerns about the "dumbing down of America" and a "war on merit" in the education system.
