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Luke’s Wings hopes to provide 2,000 flights for wounded warriors in 2021

Friday, January 1

The nonprofit organization Luke’s Wings is lifting spirits this holiday season by helping reunite service members with their families. Founded in 2008, Luke’s Wings provides complimentary airfare to members going through recovery and rehabilitation.

NYC teen charged in connection to bike gang BMW attack rails against allegation

Friday, January 1

The 15-year-old Queens boy arrested as part of the roving bike gang that trashed two cars in Manhattan said Thursday that the allegations against him are "bulls–t," insisting that he has an alibi — and that he doesn’t even own a bike.

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Portland police declare riot as city’s unrest carries into new year

Friday, January 1

Fireworks set off in downtown Portland, Ore., on Thursday night had little to do with New Year’s Eve celebrations – and more to do with continuing the unrest that has plagued the city for nearly a year, according to reports.

Massachusetts state trooper wounded by gunfire late Thursday: reports

Friday, January 1

A trooper with the Massachusetts State Police suffered a gunshot wound late Thursday just as he arrived at a crime scene in Springfield, according to reports.

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Dick Thornburgh, ex-Pa. governor and US attorney general, dead at 88

Friday, January 1

Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as U.S. attorney general restored credibility to a Justice Department hurt by the Iran-Contra scandal, has died. He was 88.

New Year’s Eve in Times Square rings in 2021 without the party crowd

Friday, January 1

For the first time in 114 years, the New Year’s Eve spectacular in Times Square was held without the usual huge crowd due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Portland marchers vandalize businesses, government property: police

Friday, January 1

About 40 people damaged businesses and property in downtown Portland, Ore., on Wednesday night, police said.

This Day in History: Jan. 1

Friday, January 1

The first edition of the Gothic novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” by English author Mary Shelley, 20, is published. President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrow Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista.

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Chief Justice Roberts uses year-end report to applaud work of courts during pandemic

Thursday, December 31

In his annual year-end report, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts praised the ways courts across the United States responded to the coronavirus pandemic and the "unsung heroes" who kept the judicial branch moving as judges and staffers were forced to adapt to a mostly virtual... Read More.

Florida confirms its first case of new coronavirus strain

Thursday, December 31

Health officials in Florida have confirmed the state's first case of a new coronavirus strain.

Luke’s Wings hopes to provide 2,000 flights for wounded warriors in 2021

NYC teen charged in connection to bike gang BMW attack rails against allegation

Portland police declare riot as city’s unrest carries into new year

Massachusetts state trooper wounded by gunfire late Thursday: reports

Dick Thornburgh, ex-Pa. governor and US attorney general, dead at 88

New Year’s Eve in Times Square rings in 2021 without the party crowd

Portland marchers vandalize businesses, government property: police

This Day in History: Jan. 1

Chief Justice Roberts uses year-end report to applaud work of courts during pandemic

Florida confirms its first case of new coronavirus strain

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