In his campaign to win an eighth term, Cameroonian President Paul Biya pledged to “strengthen measures to protect freedom of expression and journalists” in one of Africa’s most dangerous countries for the press. But six journalists who spoke to CPJ after October’s contested election — which opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed to have won, […]

President Donald Trump has created what legal scholars describe as a new, “personal model” of granting clemency. The modern-day process is shaped less by traditional ideas of mercy and more by loyalty to Trump’s allies. In early 2025, Trump issued sweeping blanket pardons for more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, […]

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The move opens the door for more Pentagon and Justice Department involvement in efforts to disrupt fentanyl trafficking networks. The White House says the designation reflects the scale of the threat fentanyl poses, not just as a street […]

A new video has emerged showing a person of interest in the Brown University shooting case, including a distinctive walking pattern. Plus, new details are emerging in the Reiner murder case as the investigation becomes more entangled in national politics. And President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion, accusing the network of […]

New details are emerging in the investigation into the killings of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, as prosecutors prepare to review the case against their son, Nick Reiner. The tragedy has also taken on a political dimension, after President Donald Trump posted, and later defended, remarks blaming Reiner’s death on what he called […]

Army Pfc. Dirk John Cornelius Vlug’s brazen actions against five enemy tanks during the liberation of the Philippines earned him the nation’s highest honor for valor.

Each December, millions of families around the world follow along as Santa Claus makes his Yuletide trek around the globe, but the holiday tradition wouldn’t be possible without the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Santa Tracker.

Federal law enforcement arrested four people who they say are part of an extremist group suspected of planning attacks on New Year’s Eve in Southern California. On X, Attorney General Pam Bondi called the group, the Turtle Island Liberation Front, a “far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist” organization. Bondi said the group planned a series of […]

The deaths of two U.S. service members and one American civilian near Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday is drawing fresh scrutiny on why roughly 900 U.S. troops remain in the country. U.S. officials blamed the attack on an alleged Islamic State member. U.S. Personnel Ambushed by ISIS Gunman in Syria TAMPA, Fla. – On Dec. 13, […]