Homebuyers in the U.S. will soon have another option to use as an asset when applying for a mortgage. Under a new order from the Trump administration, those looking to buy a house will be able to use cryptocurrency to secure a loan. What’s the directive? The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a directive on […]
A federal judge dismissed a major copyright lawsuit against Meta on Wednesday. Thirteen authors alleged Meta illegally used their work to train AI, but the judge said their arguments fell short. Creators push back, but court rules for Meta The lawsuit, filed in 2023, involved comedian Sarah Silverman, novelist Jacqueline Woodson and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates. […]
The housing landscape in 2025 is growing more difficult for both renters and homeowners, as a combination of rising costs and reduced support strains household budgets nationwide. After years of steady increases, home buying has slowed to levels not seen since the mid-1990s. The culprit: high prices and elevated interest rates that have pushed many […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, appeared on state television Wednesday, June 25, for the first time since the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program over the weekend of June 20, according to The Associated Press. Khamenei, absent from public view since June 19, appeared tired and subdued, saying that the United States would […]
Kari Lake, current adviser to President Donald Trump overseeing the U.S. Agency for Global Media, defended the administration’s sweeping changes to Voice of America (VOA) during testimony Wednesday, June 25, on Capitol Hill. Lake appeared before Congress to explain the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staffing at VOA, a taxpayer-funded news agency. Democrats […]
On June 1st, Ukraine launched “Operation Spiderweb.” That’s when a fleet of small drones took out billions of dollars worth of Russian bombers. Experts say the attack may go down as a turning point in 21st-century warfare. Even beyond the battlefield, though, Operation Spiderweb — and the lessons it taught observers about the inadequacies of […]
Nelson Mandela’s great-grandson has called on President Donald Trump to deport the South Africans he allowed into the U.S. as refugees. Mayibuye Melisizwe Mandela said the group does not “qualify to be refugees” in the U.S. Mandela’s call for deportation The 31-year-old Mandela opened a criminal investigation into the group of Afrikaners who came to […]
The Trump administration is compiling an unprecedented amount of personal data on a broad swath of Americans as it attempts to enhance immigration enforcement. The effort gathers information on citizens and non-citizens alike, and some lawmakers and civil liberties advocates say it violates privacy laws. Much of the data – ranging from tax information to […]
As he declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani immediately established himself — and his progressive agenda — as a major player in Democratic politics nationally. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the primary on Tuesday, June 24. Mamdani campaigned on a far-left platform […]
Police have arrested Brian Johnson, better known as “Liver King,” in Austin, Texas, for comments he made on social media. Officials charged the fitness influencer with making terroristic threats against podcaster Joe Rogan on Instagram. The arrest caught on camera The incident began June 23, when Johnson posted an Instagram video of himself holding guns, […]
