Nation

When Ady Barkan heard Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was on his American Airlines flight to Phoenix, he saw his moment.

Thousands of supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine demonstrated in Gaza City Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. (Dec. 9)

Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem on Saturday as violent fallout continued in response to President Donald Trumps recognition of the holy city as Israel’s capital. (Dec. 9)

Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce they are separating; The Charge of the Light Brigade – is published in Britain; Solidarity union leader Lech Walesa is elected president in Poland; Actor Kirk Douglas is born.(Dec. 9)

The world will get its first glimpse Saturday of the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

The Southern California wildfires continue to destroy land and homes.

President Trump on Friday urged voters to elect a Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, warning that America “cannot afford” to have a Democrat win the hard-fought campaign instead. (Dec. 8)

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Trump’s visit to the Florida Panhandle was just four days before the Alabama special election to replace now-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Conservative students in Edina, Minn., say they were force to disband their club for being “intolerant” of flag protesters.

An 84-year-old Pennsylvania man used a handgun that he keeps under his pillow to fatally shoot a home intruder and successfully fight off another early Friday, police said. (Dec. 8)