Paxton plays guitar, banjo, piano and harmonica — among other instruments. He's known for performing music from the 1920s and '30s. Paxton's new album of original songs is Things Done Changed.

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President Biden makes his first and only trip to Africa in his presidency, as he travels to Cabo Verde and Angola.

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President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who he says was "selectively and unfairly prosecuted." And, a look into ...

The U.N.'s top court begins hearings Monday on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change.

President-elect Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would be replacing FBI director Chris Wray with Kash Patel, a longtime ally. Patel has made controversial statements about the agency.

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