Retail giant Walmart said Friday that longtime CEO Doug McMillon will retire at the end of January. The company said its former U.S. CEO, John Furner, would take over as overall CEO on Feb. 1. McMillon has held the company’s top executive role since 2014, being only the fifth person to lead the massive Arkansas-based […]
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, November 14, 2025—With settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank spiking, journalists are also facing more frequent and severe attacks. So far in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists has documented 11 attack incidents involving at least 23 Palestinian and international journalists by Israeli settlers — some alongside soldiers — compared […]
Federal housing programs have picked up where they left off after President Donald Trump signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The government’s new funding agreement ensures that housing programs will continue, including extending the National Flood Insurance Program’s authority to provide flood insurance through Jan. 30, according to a report […]
Would your church help if you said your baby had no formula? That question is at the center of a viral experiment that is raising concerns about how churches respond to urgent needs. Nikalie Monroe began calling churches and religious centers pretending to be a mother who ran out of baby formula. She asked each […]
Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen ruling struck down the requirement that applicants show a special need to carry, demand for concealed-carry permits increased sharply, and New York City classes are filling up, according to THE CITY in partnership with The Trace. In neighboring New Jersey, monthly applications have reached record highs, according to the […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced his chamber will fast-track legislation to repeal a part of the government funding package allowing a group of Republican senators to sue the federal government for $500,000 each. Because it’s not going through the normal legislative process, it will need a two-thirds majority to pass. Johnson said the vote […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is under scrutiny after an edit in one of its documentaries altered portions of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech. The edit, which combined two sections of the speech into a single cut, prompted accusations of misrepresentation and has led to legal threats from the White House. Former BBC […]
Thousands of emails the House of Representative’s Oversight Committee released shed light into Jeffrey Epstein’s life as a convicted sex offender, alleged sex crimes against children and his relationship with President Donald Trump. The emails came as the House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on releasing more files. Emails House Republicans released […]
Head to a local hockey rink these days, and you will quickly find that it’s becoming a girl’s world. The Seattle Kraken are bracing for another boom in youth registrations in the coming months, as they experienced when the team debuted in 2021. This time it’s because of their new “sister” team, the Seattle Torrent. […]
The low mortgages homeowners cashed in on during the COVID-19 pandemic gave way to the term “golden handcuffs,” meaning it’s a great situation to have, but deters the owner from moving. The Trump Administration is exploring ways to unlock that part of America’s sluggish housing market. The U.S. Director of Federal Housing, Bill Pulte, said […]
