Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on Thursday, July 3, and it includes significant reforms to Medicaid and the SNAP food assistance program. Ask a Republican, and they’ll tell you the reforms will reduce waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats say it’s cruel and people will die because they can’t get coverage. So, what […]
Pick a screen, any screen, and chances are someone is deep in a text conversation. While phone calls are still around, texting has become the go-to means of communication across generations. Where words fall short, emojis step in. People around the world use them more than 10 billion times a day, with eight out of […]
A federal judge ruled that authorities can deport the family of the man accused in last month’s deadly firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado. Authorities accused Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of throwing Molotov cocktails at people protesting to raise awareness about Israeli hostages in Gaza. Prosecutors said Monday, June 30, that an 82-year-old woman injured during […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Mexican diplomat Carlos Ruiz as the organization’s special representative to Haiti and to lead the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, or BINUH, on Thursday, July 3. The move comes after a U.N. report on Wednesday, July 2, revealed 90% of Port-Au-Prince is now controlled by […]
The Pentagon has launched a sweeping review of U.S. weapons shipments worldwide, which prompted an immediate pause in deliveries to Ukraine on July 1. The review began weeks earlier. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the reassessment, which the Pentagon said is backed by President Donald Trump, to address concerns about dwindling American stockpiles amid mounting […]
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in a last-minute plea deal that spares him the death penalty. Under the agreement, finalized just weeks before trial, Kohberger admitted to four counts of first-degree murder and accepted four life sentences without the possibility […]
The U.S. House is on the verge of delivering a major win for President Donald Trump. However, the final vote for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” hangs in the balance. Plus, Sean “Diddy” Combs may have won a major legal battle, but he’s not going home just yet. Also, Princess Kate is back in the spotlight […]
In the nearly two weeks since the U.S. attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities, several reports revealed conflicting information on the devastation. Now, the Pentagon has released its official damage assessment of the attacks. What does the Pentagon report say? Pentagon intelligence experts said Wednesday, July 2, that the strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program by […]
The Trump administration faces renewed scrutiny after returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S., months after his controversial deportation to El Salvador in March. A new court filing alleges he was tortured inside one of the country’s most notorious prisons before being brought back to face separate criminal charges. Allegations of abuse in CECOT prison […]
As communities across the United States prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have a warning. They are notifying local authorities about potential threats, mainly lone-wolf attackers and small extremist groups motivated by various reasons. This concern is especially prominent in major cities such as New York and San […]
