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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Raging flood waters have killed dozens of people in Kentucky, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will travel to Asia this week, lawmakers are debating over a bill stalled in the Senate to expand healthcare access for veterans exposed to burn pits, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again, hundreds of protesters in Baghdad camped out Sunday inside the Iraqi parliament
Flash floods killed several people in Kentucky, the U.S. economy is sinking toward a recession, President Biden spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for over two hours, ships are sitting idle in three Black Sea ports, JetBlue Airways has plans to buy Spirit Airlines, five major gun manufacturers made a combined $1 billion on semiautomatic weapons in the last 10 years
Europe aims to burn less natural gas in the coming months, Former President Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence both delivered speeches in Washington, soaring inflation has taken another bite out of consumer confidence, lawmakers in the Senate tackled the growing drug overdose crisis, the attorneys general of 17 U.S. states say Google might be suppressing the websites of crisis pregnancy centers, record rainfall triggered flash flooding across the St. Louis area
Russia wants Volodymyr Zelenskyy gone, the Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave, firefighters made some progress beating back a wildfire near Yosemite National Park, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is the latest to testify in a probe into Trump’s election conduct, the ruling military junta in Myanmar has executed four pro-democracy activists, more than 300 people have died after five weeks of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan
The U.S. economy is slowing down, President Biden’s health is improving, doctors are seeing a rise in new cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19, the WHO has declared monkeypox a global health emergency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned a Russian airstrike
President Biden is isolating at the White House after testing positive for COVID-19, the House panel investigating the Capitol riot held another primetime hearing, Russian bombs killed three people and wounded dozens more in Ukraine’s second-largest city, one of the officers involved in the death of George Floyd will spend 2 1/2 years in prison, a federal grand jury in Texas has indicted two men accused of leaving 53 migrants to die inside a sweltering trailer, the border crisis is spilling into cities across the country
Ukraine’s first lady addressed members of Congress on Wednesday, U.S. defense officials are committed to arming Ukraine, Russian forces are expanding their offensive further south, a wildfire in Texas has burned more than 6,000 acres southwest of Ft. Worth, more than 100 million people in 20 states are experiencing extreme heat, President Biden announced new steps aimed at battling climate change
Vladimir Putin met with Iranian leaders in Tehran, First Lady Jill Biden welcomed Ukraine’s first lady at the White House, COVID-19 is on the rise again, House lawmakers passed a bill to codify same-sex marriage in federal law, a record-breaking heatwave baked much of Europe this week, and legal battles continue over pro-life laws in several states
Texas officials are investigating the police response to the Uvalde shooting, Florida prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the Parkland shooter, a gunman killed three people at an Indiana mall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired two top officials, Russian missiles struck industrial facilities in southern Ukraine, Iran says it has what it needs to build a nuclear weapon
