Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away at 100 years old on December 29, 2024, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
An 83-year-old woman was brutally stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist outside her nursing home in Herzliya, Israel, on Friday. Police identified the victim as Ludmila Lipovsky, a long-time resident of the town.
Outgoing West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin expressed strong disapproval on Thursday over President Joe Biden's decision to commute the death sentences of two men convicted in the brutal 2002 murder of Samantha Burns, a 19-year-old student at Marshall University. The two men, Brandon Basham and Chadrick Fulks, had been sentenced to death for their roles in Burns' killing. On Monday, as part of a larger commutation effort, Biden reclassified their sentences from execution to life in prison without the possibility of parole, along with 35 other inmates on federal death row.
New York will fine fossil fuel companies $74 billion over the next 25 years for environmental damage. The bill creates a "Climate Superfund" that supports state projects bolstering its environmental agenda.
The origin of lights at this season can be traced back to the Jewish Festival of Lights, or Feast of the Dedication, in Hebrew called "Hanukkah."
Solomon's week-long dedication of the First Temple began on the 1st day of...
The University of Oregon has dismissed Leonard Serrato, an Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, after he made controversial remarks on social media calling for Trump supporters to "go jump off of a f*cking bridge" in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. The university confirmed to the Daily Mail that Serrato, who had previously been placed on administrative leave, is "no longer an employee," citing "personal reasons" for his departure without further elaboration.
