Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced she will step down from the throne on Jan. 14 in a surprise New Year's abdication address. Margrethe II, Europe's longest-reigning living monarch, will hand the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, after 52 years in service, The Associated Press reported. "I will leave the throne to my son,...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday pledged Beijing's "reunification" with Taiwan in his year-end address, just weeks before the self-governing island holds elections for its president and legislature. "The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability," Xi said, according to Reuters. The official English translation of his remarks, as provided by his office, reads,...
A house in a rural part of Michigan exploded Saturday, killing four people and sending two others to the hospital, according to local authorities. The explosion occurred Saturday afternoon in Whitmore Lake, Mich., near Northfield Township, about 8 miles from Ann Arbor, sending debris across 2 acres of the property, Lt. David Powell of the...
Legendary driver Cale Yarborough, one of the most famous names in NASCAR racing history, died Sunday at the age of 84. Yarborough was a four-time winner of the Daytona 500 who won three straight NASCAR championships between 1976 and 1978. He was the first to accomplish that feat, and the South Carolinian's achievement wasn't matched...
Former Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), who served in the House for three decades, has died at the age of 88, her family announced Sunday. “I am heartbroken to share the news that my mother, Eddie Bernice Johnson, has passed away. She was a remarkable and loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother, as well...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to launch three new military spy satellites, build attack drones and expand the country's nuclear materials in 2024, according to state media reports. In remarks made at the end of the ruling Workers' Party meeting over the weekend, Kim railed against the "vicious" moves of the U.S. and...
U.S. policymakers often operate under the assumption that sending more weapons to allies and strategic partners provides Washington leverage over the recipients. Yet, Turkey serves as the latest example that the opposite is true.
Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from any case involving former President Donald Trump's ballot eligibility.