President Donald Trump continued a White House tradition Tuesday by issuing presidential pardons for two turkeys. The lucky birds, fittingly named Gobble and Waddle, will spend the rest of their lives on a farm at North Carolina State University without fear of becoming someone’s Thanksgiving dinner. The relatively lighthearted event began at the White House […]
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made several big promises along the campaign trail, including free buses and universal child care. Keeping some of those promises will be difficult, because it’s not entirely up to him. Mamdani’s promises Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa by promising voters significant social reforms. Along with taxpayer-funded buses and child care, […]
Two United States senators are calling for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate whether Meta is profiting from scam ads. A Reuters report, citing internal company documents, found that the company knowingly makes billions of dollars from these advertisements. “Meta’s central, facilitating role in scams against consumers is […]
The secretary for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced late Monday that his agency is joining in President Donald Trump’s push to lower violent crime in Memphis through the establishment of a toll-free hotline. Except that the hotline has existed since at least 2003, fielding complaints of crime, fraud and abuse for investigations. HUD Secretary […]
News coverage often looks different depending on which outlet you follow. This week’s Bias Breakdown examines how editorial priorities, audience expectations, and limited airtime shape the stories that rise to the top of the news cycle, as well as the ones that quietly fall away. Using a recent example in which a social media video […]
It was all routine. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, a traveler was driving over the international bridge in Brownsville, Texas, heading into Mexico. Customs and Border Protection officers selected the vehicle for an outbound inspection, one of dozens chosen for examination each day. The agents had a dog sniff the car, and they used another unspecified […]
A former “popemobile” used by Pope Francis during his 2014 visit to Bethlehem has been repurposed as a mobile clinic for children in Gaza. According to Reuters and The Associated Press, the vehicle was unveiled near the Church of the Nativity. Church officials said Francis had blessed the initiative and placed it under the care […]
Can the Pentagon follow through and actually recall Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, back to active duty to face a court-martial? The potential move comes in response to Kelly’s participation in a video made by Democratic lawmakers to remind servicemembers of their obligations to disobey any illegal orders. Pentagon v. Kelly “You […]
Captured by Russian security services and sentenced on false charges, Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko spent over four years in a Russian prison, enduring torture while trying to maintain his sanity and physical strength. Yesypenko, who covered Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea for the U.S. Congress-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was released in June. He was first detained by Russian authorities […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — After moving out of her home in New Jersey, Valerie Roy lived a transient lifestyle. “In my misspent youth, I traveled and waitressed the country,” said Roy, 56. “I lived in a 1959 Chevy school bus made into an RV. It was quite the life. I kept a house, an antique […]
