The family of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is clarifying the condition of the civil rights icon after he was hospitalized on Nov. 12. They dispelled previous reports that he was on life support, saying he was breathing on his own. According to the family, Jackson was admitted to the hospital under observation for progressive supranuclear […]
The U.S. is making its biggest show of force in the Caribbean in a generation. At the same time, U.S. pressure on Venezuela escalated again. The Navy says the USS Gerald R. Ford, the most advanced aircraft carrier in the fleet, crossed into the Caribbean Sea on Sunday. The Trump administration calls it a counter-drug […]
President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Sunday night, urging House Republicans to vote to release all remaining Jeffrey Epstein files — a dramatic shift that threatens to reshape one of the most contentious fights on Capitol Hill. The late-night turn came after days of behind-the-scenes pressure from Trump to stop the vote, a bipartisan surge […]
After 39 unsuccessful drawings, number 40 turned out to be the magic number for one lucky Mega Millions player. Friday night, that person hit all five numbers plus the gold Mega Ball number to win the eighth-largest prize in jackpot history, $983 million. Exact winning numbers The lottery announced that somebody had won on Saturday, […]
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) could have a new owner by Christmas, with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) emerging as the frontrunner. The high-stakes bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery follows the company’s announcement that it will be split into two parts — one for entertainment and streaming, and the other for news and sports. […]
The cash price for a popular weight-loss drug was lowered by 30% Monday. Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, announced that Wegovy would now be sold for $349, down from its previous price of $499. The new pricing, which also applies to Novo’s diabetes drug Ozempic, was implemented on Monday at 70,000 retailers nationwide. “As […]
OJ Simpson’s estate accepted a nearly $58 million settlement a judge gave to Ron Goldman’s father in a wrongful death civil judgement, TMZ and The Daily Mail reported. TMZ wrote that Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson’s estate executor, filed court documents last week accepting the claim by Fred Goldman in the “amount of $57,997,858.12 (U.S.), plus judgment […]
Over the past two months, the U.S. military under President Donald Trump has blown up nearly two dozen boats that it says are trafficking drugs from countries like Venezuela, killing more than 80 people in the process. The latest vessel was struck on Saturday in international waters, killing three people on board. In a post […]
The Trump administration plans on having people reapply for their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Newsmax Thursday that this is to “make sure that everyone that’s taking a taxpayer-funded benefit through … food stamps, that they literally are vulnerable and they can’t survive without it.” Rollins said in an […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday maintained his opposition to a Palestinian state during a government meeting. His remarks came one day before the United Nations Security Council was set to vote on a draft resolution on Gaza that includes a “Board of Peace” as a “transitional governance administration” in Gaza. President Donald Trump’s […]
