Vance refers Walz, Ellison to DOJ in expanding Minnesota fraud probe
Vice President JD Vance is referring Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Department of Justice after House investigators alleged state officials failed to act on fraud occurring within Minnesota social services programs. In his role leading the White House anti-fraud task force, Vance said Monday that he was sending the […]
A flesh-eating maggot is spreading. The beef industry is watching closely
Federal officials have confirmed three additional cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm, including the first case believed to have originated in New Mexico. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday that a calf and a goat in Texas tested positive for the parasite. The agency also reclassified a previously reported Texas case involving a […]
Home sales are on the rise. Has the market turned a corner?
Mortgage rates are inching upward, and consumers are worried about the state of the economy as the war in Iran continues to drive up prices for everything from food to gas. But the U.S. housing market is heating up, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales increased 3.2% […]
Nick Reiner is accused of killing his parents. He wants money from their trust to pay for his defense
Nick Reiner, accused of killing his famous parents last year, wants to use money from a trust they established for him to pay for his legal defense. Attorneys for Reiner — who faces two counts of murder for allegedly killing his parents, movie director Rob Reiner and photographer and film producer Michele Reiner, in their […]
A judge says Trump can’t charge businesses $100,000 to hire H-1B workers
Businesses in the U.S. will, for the time being, no longer have to pay $100,000 to sponsor workers they bring in from overseas. A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump’s fee on H-1B visa applications is unconstitutional. An H-1B visa is a temporary work visa that allows American employers to hire foreign professionals in specialized […]
New study blames iPhones for a significant drop in US fertility rates through the recession
A new study suggests the global launch of the iPhone, seen in 2007 as a revolutionary device, contributed to falling fertility rates. However, the researchers contend the phone isn’t the sole cause of the declining rate, as it launched when the nation’s economy was crumbling. Researchers Caitlin Myers and Ezekiel Hopper of Middlebury College in […]
Medal of Honor Monday: Army 2nd Lt. Walter D. Ehlers
Army 2nd Lt. Walter D. Ehlers earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II and became the last surviving D-Day recipient of the award.
An experimental weight loss drug is so effective, many Americans don’t care it’s not FDA approved
The latest weight loss craze is already here: retatrutide. Despite still being in the testing phase and not FDA approved or legal to sell, many Americans are willing to shell out big bucks to get their hands on the next generation of GLP-1 from Eli Lilly. The drugmaker just released its latest data from its […]
Paid prediction market influencers spread baseless LA election fraud claims
Prediction markets are supposed to be about forecasting the future. But some influencers paid to promote those markets have instead been pushing unfounded conspiracy theories about an election happening right now. They’re also doing it under the banner of their paid partnerships with betting markets that are accepting bets on the outcome. At least one […]
