Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced that defense officials accepted a $130 million donation to help pay military salaries during the government shutdown. The New York Times, citing two people who spoke on the condition of anonymity, reported the donor is Timothy Mellon. Trump repeatedly declined to name the person who gave the money. […]
A window at the Louvre has become an unlikely attraction after last week’s daring daylight jewel heist at the world’s most visited museum. Tourists now gather outside the famed Paris landmark to snap photos of the window that thieves used to break into the Apollo Gallery. The site has even become a new stop on […]
An unsecured server hosted by the widely used electronic greeting card company JibJab exposed users’ selfies, including those taken by children. The security researcher who discovered the issue, known as “BobDaHacker,” told Straight Arrow News that “millions of users’ faces” may have been left unprotected as a result. As of October 2024, more than 84 […]
Broken lumber, concrete and bricks lay where the East Wing of the White House used to be after the structure’s demolition to make room for a new $300 million ballroom. President Donald Trump said taxpayers won’t foot the bill for the project, but a list of private donors paying for the ballroom is raising concerns […]
Inflation is up 3% from a year ago, and energy costs are the main driver for rising prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that electric and gas utility costs rose 6.4% in September compared to a year earlier. The cost of electricity has risen […]
The cost of health insurance premiums for the most common plans on Healthcare.gov, the federal government’s health insurance marketplace, is set to rise next year. The Washington Post reports the increase will average 30%. The government has been shut down for nearly four weeks as Democratic lawmakers withhold support for funding bills until Republicans agree […]
President Donald Trump said he’s pulled the U.S. out of trade talks with Canada following an anti-tariffs ad put together by Ontario’s provincial government. That ad uses quotes from a speech given by former President Ronald Reagan 38 years ago. What’s in the ad? The ad uses excerpts from a Reagan speech on April 25, […]
A Nebraska prison built to help inmates rebuild their lives is about to take on a new role — as a federal detention center for immigration detainees. The Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook, once designed to house state inmates focused on rehabilitation and job training, has been approved by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
A man protested the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., by following the soldiers while playing Darth Vader’s iconic opening song from the movie series “Star Wars.” After a guardsman got local police to detain him in an attempt to stop the music, he’s now suing for civil rights violations. Sam O’Hara documented his musings […]
The majority of federal employees were scheduled to be paid Friday. However, their paychecks will be delayed due to the ongoing government shutdown that shows no signs of ending soon. Approximately 670,000 federal employees were temporarily laid off and are not working at all, while roughly 730,000 federal employees are still working without paychecks because […]
