The White House budget office has warned federal agencies to prepare for firings, not furloughs, if the government shuts down. In a memo shared with Politico, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed agencies to prepare for mass layoffs in programs that would lose funding and are “not consistent with the president’s priorities.” In […]
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that will facilitate the sale of TikTok, according to multiple reports. That deal will meet the requirements of a 2024 law to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. TikTok deal The expected sale will see Chinese company ByteDance sell around 80% of TikTok […]
There’s been a major escalation in the Gaza flotilla crisis. Both Italy and Spain have dispatched naval ships to protect their citizens on the aid vessels. The aid comes after organizers said drones attacked multiple flotilla ships. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) is a coalition of over 50 boats that set sail from Barcelona in August. The boats […]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected and tracked two Russian Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday. The command scrambled an E-3 airborne warning plane, four F-16 fighters and four KC-135 tankers “to positively identify and intercept” the aircraft. PETERSON […]
The home address of the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been published online, along with other information intended to intimidate immigration officials, an individual involved in the effort told Straight Arrow News (SAN). The information was posted Monday on a dedicated website focusing on ICE’s activities in Massachusetts. “ICE Director […]
Starbucks announced Thursday a new restructuring plan that will shutter hundreds of stores and cut hundreds of jobs. The plan comes as CEO Brian Niccol aims to revive sales and profits. According to CNN, the coffee chain will close more than 400 underperforming U.S. stores this month, reducing its North American locations from 18,734 to […]
Anheuser-Busch is claiming bragging rights in the beer business. Its popular brand Michelob Ultra became the No. 1 selling beer in America over the past 52 weeks. How Anheuser-Busch became No. 1 Ultra overtook Modelo for the top spot, according to data provided by technology platform Circana, which tracks packaged goods sales. Circana’s report said […]
A federal Judge temporarily reinstated a University of South Dakota art professor on Wednesday after the school placed him on administrative leave following a negative social media post about Charlie Kirk. The professor referred to Kirk as a “hate-spreading Nazi” the same day the conservative activist was assassinated on a Utah college campus. The judge […]
Denmark briefly shut down multiple airports overnight after drones were spotted near runways, disrupting operations and raising security alarms across Europe. Flights at Aalborg Airport were halted for several hours, while Billund — Denmark’s second-busiest airport — paused traffic for about an hour. Police also reported drone sightings at several smaller airports, including Esbjerg, Sønderborg […]
With the stock market at record highs and inflation comparable to 2024, the U.S. economy appears to be rolling along despite President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. However, two new surveys found that the effects of those policies may be right around the corner. The first survey is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) […]
