With just days left before Christmas, the holiday shopping rush is in full swing — and this year, Americans are spending more than many expected. Preliminary data from Visa shows retail spending this holiday season is up 4.2% compared to last year, despite ongoing concerns about inflation and affordability. Visa analyzed spending over a seven-week […]
The holiday season often surrounds Americans with calls to give back. From Salvation Army bell ringers on busy street corners to social media clips of local donation drives, opportunities to volunteer or donate are hard to miss. Humans are inherently generous, and the holiday season naturally stirs those feelings to the surface — a mix […]
The Justice Department released a massive new batch of Jeffrey Epstein records early Tuesday morning, dramatically expanding the trove of files made public under a new transparency law. The overnight disclosure comes as Senate Democrats move to force legal action against the DOJ, arguing the department is still not complying with Congress’s order. More than 11,000 […]
President Donald Trump announced plans Monday for a new class of massive U.S. warships, branding the effort the Navy’s new “Golden Fleet.” The rollout comes as the administration intensifies pressure on Venezuela, including tanker seizures and blunt warnings aimed directly at President Nicolás Maduro. Trump revealed the plan during an appearance at Mar-a-Lago alongside senior […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with rooting out race- and sex-based discrimination in the workplace, is soliciting claims from an unusual source: white men. The commission’s chair, Andrea Lucas, posted a video last week urging white men to contact the EEOC as soon as possible. Vice President JD Vance, who […]
The Justice Department released its largest batch of Epstein files to date overnight. This collection includes tens of new documents, emails, photos and videos that are now publicly available. Plus, President Donald Trump is rolling out plans for the “Golden Fleet,” a new generation of massive American battleships he said will be the most powerful […]
A significant breakthrough in the weight-loss medication market: the FDA has approved the first GLP-1 pill for obesity treatment. Manufactured by Novo Nordisk, the company behind Wegovy, this drug is scheduled for release in early 2026. It will be accessible via pharmacies and healthcare providers. Novo Nordisk announced that the daily 1.5-milligram pill will be priced at approximately […]
Engineers at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center’s Combat Feeding Division in Natick, Massachusetts, spend their days focused on improving packaging, which is a crucial part of preserving military food’s freshness and extending shelf-life stability.
By valiantly fighting his way through Europe and surviving as a prisoner of war, Army Tech. Sgt. Peter Joseph Dalessandro became one of the most highly decorated soldiers of World War II.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is tripling its cash offer for undocumented migrants to voluntarily leave the country. Under a new holiday campaign, the administration is raising the “exit bonus” from $1,000 to $3,000 for those who sign up to self-deport by the end of the year. The package also includes a free flight […]
