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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Russia’s so-called special military operation in Ukraine is taking longer than Vladimir Putin expected, lawmakers announced legislation to address an alarming number of suicides among U.S. Border Patrol Agents, authorities in three countries arrested dozens accused of plotting to overthrow the German government, China’s economy is slowing down as imports and exports shrink, North Carolina and Duke Energy are offering a reward for anyone who can help identify, arrest, and convict whoever shot up a power substation, the Taliban carried out its first public execution since reclaiming power in Afghanistan
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock narrowly held off GOP challenger Herschel Walker, a Manhattan jury convicted former President Donald Trump’s company of tax fraud, lawmakers held a ceremony to honor the law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6th, President Biden traveled to Arizona but he faced criticism for not traveling a little farther south, an exchange at the Supreme Court between Justice Neil Gorsuch and Colorado’s solicitor general has called attention to a controversial Colorado law, the man accused of opening fire in a Colorado nightclub now faces hundreds of criminal counts
Supreme Court justices heard arguments in what could be a landmark case for religious liberties, Georgia voters will decide a runoff between Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and his GOP challenger Herschel Walker, China is easing some of the world’s most stringent COVID-19 lockdown measures, Russia unleashed its latest “massive missile attack” across Ukraine, the White House is keeping a close eye on an investigation into attacks on power substations in North Carolina, Rescuers searched for possible victims after a volcano erupted in Indonesia
Russian forces continue to hit civilian targets in Ukraine, Secretary of State Tony Blinken the United States and Israel will remain close friends, an Iranian lawmaker said Iran's government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” Elon Musk released internal Twitter communications about suppressing news stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop, FBI Director Chris Wray raised national security concerns about TikTok, former Vice President Mike Pence is still weighing a 2024 White House bid
Black Friday shoppers are out in full force today, almost 50 million drivers are hitting the roads this weekend, President Biden said his administration is working to prevent a railroad strike, Biden said he’ll again ask for a ban on so-called assault weapons, the UN Human Rights Council voted to condemn Iran’s crackdown on peaceful protesters, Ford says more than 600,000 of its SUVs have a problem that could cause the vehicles to catch fire
An airstrike on a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia killed a newborn baby, The United States imposed sanctions against three more Iranian officials, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in several months, a shooting killed six people at a Walmart in Virginia, the Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated pro-life protections in the state, many retailers are remaining closed today
Iran says it’s closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Treasury Dept. to hand over former President Trump's tax returns to House Democrats, the death toll in Indonesia has risen sharply from a powerful earthquake, the courtroom battle continues over President Biden’s plan to erase large portions of federal student loan debt, Anthony Fauci made one last pitch for COVID-19 booster shots at the White House, a coalition of Republican-led states is making an effort to keep Title 42
The World Health Organization’s regional director is warning of a dire winter ahead for Ukrainians, Indonesia is still reeling this morning after a powerful and deadly earthquake, the Colorado Springs shooter faces serious criminal and possible hate crime charges, authorities say they were able to prevent two men from attacking a Jewish synagogue in New York City, consumers could see higher gas prices and shortages of some of their favorite groceries during the holiday season, the Orion space capsule circled behind the moon
Attorney General Merrick Garland assigned a special counsel to investigate former President Trump, Elon Musk has reinstated former president Donald Trump’s account, President Biden turned 80 years old on Sunday, Russia continues to bomb and shell Ukraine’s energy grid, U.S. Air Force bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula in joint exercises over the weekend, a massive storm dumped potentially record-setting amount of snow on parts of New York, a gunman opened fire inside a gay night club in Colorado Springs over the weekend
Nancy Pelosi will step down from leadership in January, Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 10 million Ukrainians are without power, average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dropped this week, John Ray III says the breakdown of FTX was a “complete failure” of corporate control
