One state just made it easier for grandma and grandpa to enjoy a cocktail in their nursing home. Last week, Minnesota lawmakers approved a law allowing care facilities, like nursing homes and assisted living communities, to serve alcohol at resident social events. Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill, called “Grandparents’ Happy Hour”, into law Tuesday.  […]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to attend the World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday. Speaking after an event in Quintana Roo on Friday, Sheinbaum told reporters that she made the decision to go because “well, it’s a direct invitation from the president of the United States,” […]

Smoke from ongoing wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is blanketing much of the Midwest and Northeast, leading governments to urge people to wear respirators outside. One man’s invention is providing the same protection for dogs.  Mask-wearing has become a necessity for some since Thursday night after plumes of smoke filled with harmful chemicals loomed over […]

New York City is beginning to clean up as floodwaters receded Sunday morning. Heavy rainfall Saturday afternoon dropped over an inch of rain across much of the city, with more than three inches falling in some places, according to the National Weather Service. The water was deep enough and moved fast enough to carry SUVs […]

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to add the cost of air pollution from wildfires to the tariffs Canada is currently paying. Other Republicans have also criticized Canada, citing smoke from the wildfires blowing into the U.S., affecting millions of Americans. “The cost” of this, Trump said on social media, “is incalculable.” “The United States […]

Reports of Russian casualties in its war with Ukraine have soared since the war began in February 2022, but a grim statistic confirmed by the head U.S. spy chief puts it in a whole new perspective.  CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russian recruits are getting either wounded or killed 20-30 minutes after […]

Two service members were killed, and one is currently missing, after Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan on Friday, U.S. Central Command said. Four other American service members were taken to Jordanian hospitals and later discharged, CENTCOM said Saturday. Some other U.S. personnel were also evaluated for minor injuries, but have since returned to […]

Produce supplier Taylor Farms announced a 27-state recall of iceberg lettuce in an effort to stem an outbreak of a bacterium causing diarrhea across the country.  The company said late Friday that it had notified retailers and restaurants alike to pull products coming from its operation in central Mexico for potential cyclospora contamination. The company […]

Kalshi plans to let its customers place contracts on the timeliness of airlines. Flight delays and cancellations have become a chaotic staple of travel. Now, the prediction market is willing to put money down that people would like to cash in on the dysfunction. The company filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday […]