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After the Colorado Supreme Court ruled to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot on Dec. 19, other states are considering similar options. California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis has called on the secretary of state to explore every possible legal avenue to block President Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.

A shooting at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more. The incident happened in the city center near a popular tourist spot.

The United Nations attempted on Thursday to negotiate a new resolution on aid for Gaza. Disagreements over a cessation of hostilities and inspections of aid trucks are holding up the vote.

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot. An analyst weighs in on whether the decision was justified, how Trump's appeal could look, and if other states might soon follow suit.

The IRS is dropping the failure-to-pay penalty for roughly 4.7 million taxpayers. Those who didn't receive an automated collection notice in 2020 and 2021 will have their penalties waived.

Israel and Hamas are back at the negotiating table for another hostage and cease-fire deal. Israel is proposing a week-long cease-fire in exchange for roughly 40 hostages.

An earthquake in China has killed at least 120 people and injured hundreds more, according to Chinese state media. The 5.9 magnitude tremor jolted a remote and mountainous region in the country's northwest.

The government of Iceland said Monday night's sizeable volcanic eruption poses no threat to life and that it won't affect air travel, with international flight corridors remaining open.

A federal judge is halting the removal of a Confederate statue at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. A lawsuit alleges the Department of Defense violated the National Environmental Policy Act in its attempt to remove the memorial.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Tel Aviv on Monday for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's defense minister. Mr. Austin is vowing continued U.S. support—and especially in the mission to recover the hostages taken by the Hamas terrorist group.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says the narrative that President Joe Biden knew nothing about his son’s business dealings is not holding up anymore.

Southwest Airlines has agreed to pay a record-breaking $140 million civil penalty over a holiday meltdown from December last year, which led to 16,900 flight cancellations and left 2 million passengers stranded.

U.S. National Security adviser Jake Sullivan met with both Israeli leadership and Palestinian Authority officials on Friday to discuss a timetable for scaling back the intense fighting currently ongoing between the IDF and the Hamas terrorist group.

A rail collision in Beijing has sent over 500 people to the hospital as heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures hit the Chinese capital.

Cartel violence in Mexico is increasing. Some Mexicans explain that they’re leaving their homes for safety reasons, saying the cartels have become too powerful.

In an unexpected move, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is not testifying in his defamation case. Instead, his lawyers wrapped up their arguments in favor of smaller damages.

Ohio is very close to banning gender-related procedures for minors—and banning transgender athletes in single-sex sports. The Ohio State Senate passed a major bill on the issue yesterday.

Video footage is showing the aftermath of a major subway accident in Beijing. A train car broke in two while the subway was in motion.

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is defying a congressional subpoena for a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight and Judiciary committees.

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is planning to investigate six colleges for alleged discrimination, including anti-Semitic and Islamophobic discrimination.

A congressional probe has revealed that pharmacy prescription records aren't so private. The investigation found that police have been able to access the information without a warrant.

The Supreme Court has accepted Special Counsel Jack Smith's request to weigh in on his Jan. 6 case against former President Donald Trump. Mr. Smith wants to skip President Trump’s appeal process—which would argue presidential immunity—in an attempt to keep the March 4 trial date on track.

Harvard President Claudine Gay will keep her job despite her comments last week at a congressional hearing on anti-Semitism. The Harvard Corporation said Monday that Ms. Gay is the right leader for it to "address the very serious societal issues we are facing."

Expelled Republican Rep. George Santos is discussing a plea deal with federal prosecutors. The former New York Congressman appeared in court today on Long Island for a status conference.

Articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden could be drafted as early as the spring, according to Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who sits on the House Oversight Committee.

Former New York City mayor and Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani appeared in a court in Washington Monday for a civil defamation case related to his claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit the United States on Tuesday. He'll meet with President Joe Biden and with members of Congress in Washington, including House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Israel will be opening a border crossing with Gaza—at the request of the United States—for the first time since the war with the Hamas terrorist group started. Authorities will screen and inspect humanitarian aid going into Gaza at the Kerem Shalom border crossing.

Hunter Biden is facing nine new criminal charges. It's the second criminal case DOJ special counsel David Weiss has brought against President Joe Biden's son in his long-running investigation.

Ivy League universities are facing backlash after 3 university presidents testified before a Congressional committee about anti-Semitism on American campuses. A prominent Rabbi and anti-Semitism adviser at Harvard, David Wolpe, resigned on Thursday, citing the "painfully inadequate testimony" from Harvard president Claudine Gay as a primary reason. And University of Pennsylvania donor Ross Stevens has withdrawn a $100 million pledge to the institution.