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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President Biden announced new rules to curb a record surge of migrants at the southern border, the House of Representatives is still without a speaker, Vladimir Putin is calling for a temporary cease-fire this weekend in Ukraine, western allies are moving to more heavily arm Ukraine, tens of thousands of people paid tribute to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass, the nation's two largest pharmacy chains plan to begin selling abortion drugs, the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down that state’s pro-life heartbeat law, Damar Hamlin woke up from a medically induced coma
The suns begins to set on the Capitol building after the sixth failed vote to elect a Speaker of the House and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023
Members of the House cast their votes on Tuesday for the next speaker, Ron DeSantis took the oath of office once again, members of a violent gang in Mexico tied to a drug cartel escaped from a prison near the Texas border, the family of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin thanked fans for their outpouring of support
The 118th Congress of the United States will be seated today with Republicans claiming the House majority, rockets rained down on a Russian facility in the occupied eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, a storm system is taking aim at the Midwest this week after triggering floods in California, Democrat Katie Hobbs took the oath of office on Monday, the head of NASA says the United States is locked in a new space race to the moon, a number of lawmakers are pushing for what they call the airline passengers bill of rights
Ukrainians face a grim start to 2023, police are confident they found the person who killed four college students in November, authorities in New York are investigating whether an attack at a New Year’s Eve celebration was related to Islamic terrorism, lawmakers say they’ll debate legislation to address security concerns about TikTok, singer Anita Pointer died over the weekend
The Buffalo-area blizzard is one for the record books, South Korea scrambled fighter jets after North Korean drones violated its airspace, Ukraine wants the United Nations to moderate a peace summit within two months, China’s military sent warplanes and ships toward Taiwan in a show of force, lawmakers on Capitol Hill of the aisle are increasingly sounding alarms about TikTok, the Chinese government is dropping another pandemic restriction
A monster winter storm claimed dozens of lives and caused travel disruptions over the Christmas weekend, many Republicans are blasting the massive spending bill that Congress passed before Christmas, Homeland Security numbers suggest the border crisis is already getting worse
Some forecasters are calling a storm hitting most of the country a once-in-a-generation winter front, Ukrainians continued Christmas preparations, Arizona will take down a makeshift wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, slightly more Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has successfully assembled all of the pieces of a ruling government
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint meeting of Congress hours after meeting with President Biden at the White House, Vladimir Putin sought to justify the invasion of Ukraine, the Taliban banned female students from attending universities, severe winter weather is greeting holiday travelers this week, the housing market slump deepened in November
