U2 frontman Bono was among 19 individuals awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honor, by outgoing President Joe Biden on Saturday. The recipients, spanning culture, politics, and activism, were recognized for their significant contributions to America and the world.
President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Tammy Bruce, a political analyst, author, and Fox News contributor, as the U.S. State Department’s spokesperson.
President-elect Donald Trump made a pointed remark about the Walt Disney Company during a recent event at Mar-a-Lago, where former Marvel Entertainment boss and billionaire Ike Perlmutter was in attendance. "The guy went from stone-cold broke to owning Disney," Trump told the crowd, referring to Perlmutter. "Then he got out of Disney because they went woke. He didn’t want woke Donald Duck."
A married, gay couple who were arrested in 2022 after authorities in Georgia learned that the two were using their adopted, underaged sons for pornography were sentenced to 100 years in prison this week.
David Hogg, a gun control activist who rose to prominence following the 2018 Parkland school shooting, has declared his candidacy for vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-born American human rights activist killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, has pleaded with Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a U.S. investigation into her death. However, Blinken offered no promises during the meeting on Monday, according to Eygi’s husband, Hamid Ali.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter, a New York physician, for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman who suffered severe complications, including heavy bleeding, landing her in the emergency room.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) in Washington State released a proposal to create an open division for transgender athletes.
