The Global Update

Going into 2024, Evan Gershkovich’s future looked anything but certain. All the Wall Street Journal reporter and his allies saw was indefinite detention at the mercy of a repressive regime using him as a high-stakes bargaining chip. But a year later, Gershkovich is home with his family and even reporting again. The nightmarish ordeal, which…

A Texas man has been accused of killing his wife, who was pregnant at the time of her death, while their other young children were reportedly home.  Authorities say Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, allegedly strangled his wife, 38-year-old Christa Bauer Gilley, to death at their home in Houston on Oct. 7, killing both her and…

While the world can often feel like a discouraging place, there are plenty of people – both those who have sworn to protect and serve, as well as regular citizens – who are willing to go above and beyond for others.  Here are some examples of law enforcement officers and good Samaritans taking heroic action…

Donald Trump says it is “an absolute necessity” for our country to own Greenland. He says the U.S. should take back the Panama Canal unless the “ridiculous” shipping fees are lowered. He threatened that any Republican who opposed him on the bill to avoid a government shutdown can and should be primaried. The president-elect is…

The U.S. military conducted an airstrike on Monday in Syria, where they killed a pair of ISIS operatives and destroyed a truckload of weapons, according to U.S. Central Command. A precision airstrike in the Dayr az Zawr Province, which was formerly controlled by the Syrian regime and Russians, killed two ISIS operatives and wounded another,…

Green Bay Packers fans could have gotten a jump start on wrapping Christmas gifts for their loved ones as their team dominated the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, 34-0. The Saints’ defense had no answer for Packers running back Josh Jacobs and as they inched closer to the red zone on each drive, they…

Police in California released a video of a trio of alleged shoplifters who were shocked to find out that the penalty for their crime had recently changed.  In the viral surveillance video shared by the Seal Beach Police Department on Sunday, three women can be seen walking into an Ulta Beauty store, browsing the shelves,…

A suspect is in custody in connection to the brutal murder of a 17-year-old high school cheerleader who was found stabbed to death in California days before Christmas. The family of Angelina Camillia Gonzales claims the young woman’s ex-boyfriend is to blame. Gonzales’ family told local station KABC that her ex-boyfriend picked her up from…

The Democratic Party brand is “in the toilet,” according to party strategists Monday.  The New York Times held a “written online conversation,” hosted by contributing Times opinion writer Frank Bruni, with progressive campaign consultant Anat Shenker-Osorio, Democratic communications strategist Lis Smith and former Ohio representative Tim Ryan to discuss the remains of the party after…

A Peruvian police officer dressed as the Grinch, the cantankerous and green-furred villain, busted suspected drug traffickers in the South American country’s capital days before Christmas.  The operation in San Bartolo in Lima resulted in the arrest of three suspects, according to a video posted online by the Peruvian National Police.  “In an ingenious operation,…