For many Americans, the holiday season begins with trimming their tree — but first they have to select one. For those who are considering getting a live Christmas tree this year, experts offer a few tips on how to choose the one that’s as close to perfect as possible. “The perfect Christmas tree depends on Read More >

Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago. Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita Castro’s 2009 book, “Fidel and Raúl, My Read More >

A Georgia special session to redraw congressional and legislative voting district maps is likely to end Thursday after a House committee on Wednesday advanced a Republican-favored congressional map that targets Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s current district. However, the wrangling is unlikely to end there, with those who brought the challenges that overturned the current Read More >

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James railed against gun laws on Wednesday following a deadly shooting on the campus of UNLV that left multiple people dead. James was asked about the shooting a day before the team’s In-Season Tournament semifinals game against the New Orleans Pelicans, which is set to take place at the T-Mobile Read More >

The White House interns who sent an anonymous “demand” letter to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for a ceasefire in the Israel war were mocked online. A group of 40 interns, who did not put their names on the letter, made headlines after they demanded the president and vice president push for a Read More >

A gondola in Venice, Italy, capsized after tourists didn’t listen to warnings to sit down and stop taking selfies. According to The Guardian, a group of tourists from China were taking selfies and moving around the gondola when orders were given to sit down. The gondolier was attempting to navigate the small boat underneath a Read More >

President Biden caused a firestorm from his critics on social media Wednesday after he denied allegations of having ties with business associates connected to his son, Hunter Biden. During a press conference at the White House, New York Post reporter Steven Nelson asked Biden if he would explain to the American people ahead of a Read More >

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last week arrested a Romanian fugitive who was released from custody in 2017, despite multiple criminal convictions in the U.S. and Europe, including murder.  Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested the foreign fugitive last Friday in Watertown, Massachusetts, about 10 miles outside of Boston. His identity was not Read More >

A suspected serial killer sitting on Florida”s death row has been linked to the cold case killing of a woman whose body was discovered in 1998 by a boater, authorities said Wednesday.  The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said Eileen Truppner was recently identified using DNA evidence. She was found in December 1998 in a grassy Read More >

Carolina Panthers tight end Hayden Hurst is dealing with post traumatic amnesia as a result of a hit that has kept him off the field since Nov. 9, his father revealed.  Hurst had to enter concussion protocol following the Panthers’ loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 10, and he’s been on the sideline since Read More >