Kent is a reporter and news anchor for WORLD Radio. He spent nearly two decades in Christian and news/talk radio before joining WORLD in 2012. He resides in Atlanta, Ga.
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Biden issues warning to North Korea during visit from South Korean President; The House passes a debt ceiling bill Democrats say is dead on arrival; The FBI reports that active shooter casualties in the U.S. went up to more than 300 in 2022; Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke with Chinese President Xi over the phone for the first time since Russia invaded; Two Americans have died in Sudan, and the US has closed its embassy in Khartoum; and Disney sues DeSantis for violating its right to free speech, it says
President Biden officially kicks off his 2024 campaign; Republican candidate Nikki Haley vows to run a pro-life presidential campaign; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposes a plan to raise the debt ceiling while cutting spending, but Democrats scoff; The Taliban kills a terrorist leader of ISIS who spearheaded the suicide bombing attack in Kabul during the US withdrawal; Hundreds gather in Washington DC to read through the whole Bible aloud over 90 hours; and civil rights activist and singer Harry Balafonte dies at 96
The U.S. prepares troops to evacuate Americans from war-torn Sudan; President Biden is expected to announce his reelection campaign; Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News the same day CNN fires Don Lemon; Utah State Senator Mike Kennedy’s home targeted following his sponsorship of a bill to protect minors from transgender surgeries; Chinese officials walk back comments by Beijing’s ambassador to France about the status of ex-Soviet Baltic states; and police in Kenya find bodies of cult members whose leaders allegedly told them to starve themselves.
The U.S. and other nations evacuate embassy officials from Sudan amidst ongoing conflict; lawmakers in Washington debate raising the debt ceiling; Presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson criticizes Ron DeSantis for clash with Disney; new polls show that most Americans don’t want to see Trump or Biden on the ballot, but Trump still has an edge over his potential rival Ron DeSantis; General Motors recalls 40,000 Chevy Silverado trucks due to brake fluid line issue; and explorers from the Netherlands and Australia discover a WWII-era Japanese shipwreck in the South China Sea
The FBI detained a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman under suspicion for leaking classified information from the Pentagon; A federal appeals court says the abortion drug Mifepristone can’t be taken off the market but upholds a Texas judge’s ruling that the drug cannot be sent through the mail; President Biden visits the Republic of Ireland after being in Northern Ireland earlier this week; a Russian official indicates Moscow is open to releasing WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in a prisoner swap; Unemployment claims hit a new high since January 2022; and Republican legislators in Florida pass a bill protecting the unborn after 6 weeks that Governor DeSantis says he will sign.
Biden commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Belfast, Ireland; the Labor Department says the rise of inflation is slowing down; leaked Pentagon papers seem to indicate that the head of the UN is too quick to bend to the will of Russia; Ukraine investigates the apparent beheading of a Ukrainian soldier; NPR leaves Twitter after being tagged as state-affiliated media; and Republican Senator Tim Scott has launched a exploratory committees to ramp up for a potential presidential campaign in 2024.
Police in Louisville release bodycam footage of their response to a shooting on Monday; Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg sues Congressman Jim Jordan to try and overturn subpoenas; President Biden condemns Russia’s illegal detainment of a Wall Street Journal reporter as illegal; Moscow begins conscripting soldiers electronically; Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen tries to reassure Americans that the US banking system is resilient following a report by the International Monetary Fund forecasting slow growth in the coming year; and Democrat-led states are stockpiling abortion drugs following a ruling by a Texas drug revoking FDA approval for the drug.
Five dead and nine injured following shooting at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky; Iran installs security cameras to catch women violating hijab law; the Pentagon is investigating a supposed documents leak; the Justice Department has appealed a Texas court’s ruling repealing the FDA’s approval for an abortion drug; roadside bombs in Pakistan kill four people and wound others; a Tennessee lawmaker expelled for protesting gun laws on the chamber floor has been reinstated; and President Biden is visiting Ireland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Democrats condemn a federal judge’s decision to overrule the FDA’s approval of an abortion pill; Ukrainian Christians prepare to celebrate Orthodox Easter while Russian missile strikes continue; The US Justice Department is investigating the alleged leak of classified military plans from the Pentagon; LA teachers approve a labor deal; Tennessee lawmakers expelled last week for disorderly behavior last week are expected to be reinstated this week; eight dead in France following an explosion at a residential building.
Israel pummeled by rockets fired from Lebanon, House Republicans subpoena Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Biden Administration blames Trump for chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Tennessee House Republicans vote to expel two Democrats who chanted with gun control protestors, Idaho passes law banning taking minors across state borders to get abortions, and French protestors continue to decry retirement age change while Macron’s government survives two confidence votes
