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13 Trump Appointees Face Confirmation Hearings This Week
By Andrew Thornebrooke More than a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees will face confirmation hearings in the Senate this week. The back-to-back Senate hearings are likely to prove...
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24 Dead as Firefighters Race to Contain Los Angeles Wildfires; High Winds...
By Jacob Burg Firefighters are racing to contain wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area as forecasters warn of the return of strong winds this week. Sixteen people are reported missing and at least...
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Greenland Leader Open to Talks With Trump Over US Interests in Arctic Island
By Tom Ozimek Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede has expressed readiness to hold talks with President-elect Donald Trump over the president-elect’s expressions of interest in acquiring Greenland on...
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Eat These Foods to Keep Your Brain 11 Years Younger: Super Recipe Inside
By Jingduan Yang M.D. Turmeric, matcha, and dark green vegetables are foods known to slow down aging, protect the brain and cardiovascular health, improve memory, and promote overall vitality. The...
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Trump’s Bank Deregulation
By Peter St. Onge Donald Trump wants to unchain the financial sector to flood lending into the economy. Will it boost growth? Or will it boost inflation? The Wall Street Journal recently summed up...
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What Health Insurance Covers and Doesn’t Cover
By Anne Johnson Most people don’t like to discuss health insurance. It’s needed, but often not closely looked at. Comparing coverages when the enrollment window is open is important, but too often...
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Food Prices Predicted to Increase 1.9 Percent in 2025: USDA
By Naveen Athrappully Overall food prices have been increasing steadily over the years, with the growth predicted to continue in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food...
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University Officials Issue Warning on Acetaminophen Overdoses Amid Flu Season
By Jack Phillips Officials with Rutgers University in New Jersey warned that there has been an increase in poison control-related calls for overdoses of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol,...
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What Happens if Trudeau’s Successor as Liberal Leader and PM Is Unelected
By Noe Chartier With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying he will resign after a new Liberal Party leader has been chosen, Canadians could face a period during which the most powerful position in the...
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Trump Unveils New IRS-Style ‘External Revenue Service’ to Collect Tariffs and...
By Tom Ozimek President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled plans to create the External Revenue Service (ERS), a new agency modeled after the IRS but aimed at collecting tariffs, duties, and revenues from...
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Los Angeles Wildfire Victims Eligible for $770 One-Time Federal Payment
By Kimberly Hayek President Joe Biden said on Monday that those impacted by the Los Angeles fires will receive a one-time payment of $770 to help cover necessities such as water, baby formula,...
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Liberal Cabinet Retreat Planned on Trump Inauguration Day as Tariff Threat Nears
By Noe Chartier The Liberal cabinet will start its retreat on the same day that Donald Trump is inaugurated the 47th U.S. president, while the party works to avoid the tariff threat from the incoming...
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Speaker Johnson Orders Capitol US Flags to Full-Staff on Inauguration Day
By Matt McGregor House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that flags at the U.S. Capitol will be returned to full-staff for Inauguration Day and then to half-staff the next day to continue...
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Russia Responds to Missile Attack With Aerial Blitz on Ukrainian Energy Sites
By Adam Morrow Russia struck several Ukrainian energy sites with missiles and drones on Jan. 15 in what appeared to be retaliation for a missile attack two days earlier on Russia’s western Bryansk...
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US Inflation Rises for 3rd Straight Month, Driven by Higher Energy, Shelter...
By Andrew Moran The U.S. annual inflation rate increased for the third straight month in December 2024, finishing 2024 slightly below 3 percent as energy and shelter drove much of last month’s jump....
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Economy Risks a $1 Trillion Hit If Trump Tax Cuts Expire, Study Says
By Andrew Moran A new study has concluded that the United States could risk a $1 trillion hit to the economy if Congress fails to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). According to the National...
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House Passes Bill Banning Men From Women’s Sports
By Stacy Robinson WASHINGTON—The House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Jan. 14, with a vote of 218-206. The legislation excludes males from participating in women’s sports...
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Study Links Social Media Use to Rising Irritability Levels in Adults
By George Citroner People who spend most of their day on social media show significantly higher levels of irritability than nonusers, scoring more than three points higher on a standard irritability...
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Spain Plans 100 Percent Tax on Non-EU Residents Buying Homes
By Guy Birchall Spain is planning to levy a 100 percent tax on homes purchased by non-European Union residents, the government announced on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s socialist...
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California Rep. Judy Chu Urges FEMA to Change Handling of Disaster Assistance...
By Katabella Roberts Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) is urging FEMA to change their handling of disaster assistance claims amid the ongoing fires in Southern California, after hearing from residents who were...
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