Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, won more than $1.4 million playing blackjack during a 2024 vacation in Las Vegas. The earnings were reported on his 2024 federal tax return, which became public on Wednesday, according to reports. Pritzker told reporters he was in Las Vegas with his wife, MK […]
Two men face federal charges in separate cases linked to public homelessness funds in California. It comes at a time when homelessness continues to increase in the state. Arrests made Federal law enforcement arrested Cody Holmes, 31, on several charges. Holmes, who lives in Beverly Hills, served as chief financial officer of Shangri-La Industries, a […]
Indiana University Bloomington terminated its director of student media, Jim Rodenbush, who oversaw the university’s print newspaper, The Indiana Daily Student, according to a letter from the editors published on the paper’s website. The decision comes after increasing conflict between the university administration and the student newspaper about what was allowed to be published in […]
The housing pipeline counts on a continuous stream of buyers entering and longtime homeowners exiting. Buyers abound. Sellers, not so much, in no small part due to firmly lodged baby boomers, many of whom bought their houses in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and who have enjoyed an exponential rise in home equity. Boomers insist […]
The ceasefire in Gaza is already facing difficulties, with the return of dead Israelis increasingly becoming a grim tally. Plus, could the U.S. initiate attacks on Venezuela? What President Donald Trump mentioned regarding the possibility of taking more aggressive actions than just sinking boats. And a final report explains why searching for the Titanic wreckage […]
President Donald Trump confirmed that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela. While Trump provided no details, the acknowledgment is unprecedented as the CIA usually operates in secrecy. He made the comment while reporters questioned him during an unrelated press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi. […]
The Trump administration’s so-called bailout of Argentina’s economy is raising some eyebrows and has plenty of second-guessers. The administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing through a mix of sovereign funds and the private sector. It comes on top of the $20 billion commitment the U.S. already made with Argentina’s President […]
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off federal employees during the government shutdown on Wednesday, calling the firings illegal. U.S. District Judge Susan Yvonne Illston from the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order after two unions sued the administration. The American Federation of Government Employees and the American […]
More than a dozen Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents wearing face masks and street clothes fanned around outside the courtroom where deportation hearings happen like clockwork. One armed agent scanned the court docket as a closed-circuit television broadcast the drama unfolding inside the courtroom. “I’d rather be detained here for 15 years than return to […]
A federal judge in Illinois ordered federal agents to use body-worn cameras to record all encounters with immigration protesters in the Chicago area. She issued the order after expressing “serious concerns” over whether federal law enforcement agents in Chicago are following her earlier order to avoid violent clashes with protesters and journalists. “I’m a little […]
