Xcel Energy will pay $640 million in a settlement related to the company’s role in the 2021 Marshall Fire in Colorado. The Minnesota-based utility company did not admit any wrongdoing. Investigators found that sparks from an Xcel power line were one cause of the Marshall Fire, which destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and killed two people, […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Democrats will not be forced into a deal to fund the government, despite potential mass layoffs of federal employees in the event of a shutdown. White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought has instructed senior government officials to lay off workers in departments without funding […]
A new peer-reviewed study has found that some of the healthiest foods on grocery store shelves may also carry the heaviest pesticide loads. Published in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, the research ranked 44 different fruits and vegetables by pesticide residue and linked them to human exposure measured in urine samples. Researchers […]
A new study published in the Harvard Business Review has coined the term “workslop.” The researchers say it describes low-quality output at work created using artificial intelligence. AI in the workplace The use of AI in the workplace only continues to rise, up 50% since 2023. Companies using fully AI-led processes nearly doubled just last […]
The Justice Department has indicted former FBI Director James Comey. The charges come just days before the statute of limitations on charging him with crimes related to his tenure as bureau chief expires. Comey indictment Comey’s indictment stems from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump has long called that investigation a […]
Just days before a deadly shooting on Wednesday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, the Department of Homeland Security claimed assaults on ICE officers have increased by more than 1,000%. The agency said that it included incidents ranging from violent assaults to publishing agents’ private information online, a practice known as doxxing. […]
Heavy rains pelted New York’s Bethpage Black on Thursday, washing out much of the Ryder Cup’s final practice rounds. The lack of action may have raised the anticipation for Friday’s first round matches to an all-time high. What does it cost to get into the Ryder Cup? The ticket prices are already the highest in […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on hundreds of military generals and admirals for a meeting in Quantico, Virginia, next week, according to numerous reports. Almost none of them know what that meeting is about. Hegseth meeting “The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesman, […]
Joe DiMaggio won nine World Series championships with the New York Yankees, but while away from the team, he served in the military during World War II.
Tom Brady is responding to critics who say his part-ownership in the Las Vegas Raiders and his role as a broadcaster don’t mix. Brady called out “the paranoid and distrustful” on Wednesday for believing the two roles present a conflict of interest. What is Brady saying about his critics? The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and […]
