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Activists and relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela held a symbolic Christmas dinner to draw attention to those spending the holidays behind bars.

Happily, some royal traditions have long since bitten the dust, like it being required that the Archbishop of Canterbury, the ...

Her name, they told us, was Peggy. She had been taken into the compound three months before without a hair on her body. Her ...

Dean Martin destroyed his expensive Stutz vintage car in a McDonald's drive-thru to get a burger for Bing Crosby's grandson ...

Chris Garten (R-Ind.) sharing AI-generated images of himself beating up Santa Claus in front of the state’s Capitol Building; ...

In 2025, Trump aggressively implemented policies reversing his predecessor's actions, including reinstating the Mexico City ...

It’s nearly the end of 2025, we’re about to have a fresh, clean slate, a chance for a do-over. If we unite and take a stand, ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed in an interview this week that the Trump administration may be lying about the record-low ...

The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights ...

Donald Trump returned as the 47th president in 2025, initiating major policy changes and focusing on immigration. Here's a look at 13 times he made headlines.

It’s a new year. And sure, "New Year, New Me" is a cliché, but it’s also a pretty good excuse to blow things up and start ...