Children of politicians are in the spotlight - they're now running for office. The list includes former Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's daughter and retiring Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's daughter, according to NBC News. Maine's crowded governor's race alone features

Texas officials are moving to ensure the state's new school choice program doesn't become a pipeline for taxpayer dollars to flow indirectly to organizations with alleged extremist ties or hostile foreign influence.

Officers from the Istanbul Police Counter-Terrorism Department launched simultaneous raids on Thursday at 124 locations and detained over a hundred suspected members of the Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's...

Georgetown University has dropped its partnership with United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese following a report alleging her support for terrorism and antisemitism, reports UN Watch.

President Donald Trump is promoting the idea of bringing Japan's tiny kei-style vehicles to American roads, framing them as a practical and affordable alternative as U.S. vehicles grow larger and more expensive.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is calling for a statewide halt to what he describes as "toxic" battery storage facilities, arguing that Gov. Kathy Hochul's aggressive green-energy agenda is putting New Yorkers at risk while driving up utility costs.

Christmas remains a reminder that "God is with us" in times of suffering, Father Sean Connolly, the pastor at St. Margaret of Cortona in New York City, told Newsmax on Thursday while urging believers to keep the holiday centered on faith by attending church.

In the final weeks of the 2025 calendar year, President Donald Trump and his allies are touting what they call a historic economic achievement: a 79% increase in the rate of U.S. GDP growth since the fourth quarter of 2024, the final full quarter of the Biden administration.

President Donald Trump got in the spirit of giving for Christmas, offering more than a hundred social media posts regarding an array of issues. In a barrage of Truth Social posts that began shortly before midnight, Trump posted mostly video clips and allies' social media...

The Israeli military said on ⁠Thursday that its forces killed a member of Iran's Quds Force in Lebanon who had been involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon.The military identified the man as Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, calling him a key operative in...

Democrats seeking to redefine the party face a dilemma: Defending government institutions President Donald Trump has been trying to shrink while also appealing to voters who believe politics and democracy are broken, according to a report.

Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world.Before little Ryu was born, he developed outside his mom's womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst - a dangerous situation so rare that his doctors plan to write about...

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., are among the Senate incumbents most closely watched ahead of the 2026 midterms, and both are betting that an often-overlooked part of the job, constituent service, can matter in tight races.

Below is Pope Leo XIV's "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) message and blessing on Christmas Day.

⁠China criticized the latest U.S. weapons deal with Taiwan on Thursday, saying the sale was "speeding up" the threat of ⁠war in the Taiwan Strait.Last week, the ​United States announced $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the biggest-ever U.S. ⁠weapons package for the...

A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19.Final ticket sales...

Polish jets intercepted a Russian ⁠reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, which was flying close to its airspace, the NATO member country's army said on Thursday.Countries on NATO's eastern flank have been on high alert for potential airspace incursions since September...

Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in ⁠the aftermath of a antisemitic terror attack that killed 15 people there more than a week ago, as the community continued to grapple with the country's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three...

Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off, but another storm system was on the horizon for Christmas Day with showers and possible thunderstorms.Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in...

Britain's King Charles highlighted the importance of unity in diversity in his annual Christmas Day message on Thursday, as wars and tensions put communities around the world under strain. "With the great diversity of our communities, we can find the strength to ensure that...