- Ex-Florida employee in jail after arrest warrant issued
A former Florida Department of Health employee who was fired for insubordination after repeatedly violating the agency’s policy about communicating with the media has turned herself in to sheriff’s officials
- Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus
A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months
- UN chief says 9 African nations, Iran in arrears on UN dues
The U.N. chief says nine African nations and Iran are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and should lose their voting rights as required under the U.N. Charter
- School choice lawsuit surge pushes possible high court fight
Vermont is facing at least its second lawsuit in four months over a voucher program that allows students in communities that don’t have schools or are not part of supervisory unions to attend schools of their choice
- Moon urges Biden to learn from Trump's N. Korea diplomacy
South Korea’s president has urged the incoming Biden administration to build upon the achievements and learn from the failures of President Donald Trump’s diplomatic engagement with North Korea
- Vice President Pence thanks U.S. troops at Fort Drum
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife made their final official appearance together with a visit to Fort Drum, where they thanked the 10th Mountain Division and their families for their service
- Starbucks temporarily shuts NYC stores over protest fears
Starbucks closed some New York City stores on Sunday “out of an abundance of caution” as cities across the U.S. braced for protests and potential unrest ahead of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration
- Today in History
Today in HistoryToday is Monday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2021. There are 347 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Jan. 18, 1911, the first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B. Ely brought his […]
- 4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Chicago, suburbs
A 61-year-old woman is the fourth person to die from the shootings this month.
- Tribute to King, rebuke of demagogues in Warnock sermon
A day before the nation celebrates the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock of Georgia has returned to his pulpit at the church that was King's spiritual home