As the fourth quarter nears, many employees start choosing their benefits for the next year. This fall, some may face sticker shock. Businesses and companies that provide health care coverage are facing the largest spike in health insurance costs in the past 15 years, according to the Wall Street Journal. Several factors are driving up premiums: […]
The Israeli military attacked several residential buildings and the political headquarters of Hamas Tuesday in Qatar’s capital, a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed. Israel’s military said they deliberately targeted senior Hamas officials, who reports said were reviewing President Donald Trump’s latest ceasefire plan. An Israeli airstrike rattled the Qatari city of Doha […]
First came a sluggish jobs report showing only 22,000 new hires last week. Now, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has revised previous reports to reflect that the nation had 911,000 fewer jobs in March 2025 than it initially tallied, a reminder that early job numbers are just the first draft of the story. The unemployment […]
A Florida radio station has rebranded with the full flair of President Donald Trump’s political movement. From a voice impersonator to a “Deportation a Day” cruise contest, “Trump Country 93.7” is all in. As first reported by CBS News, WHEL-FM — once a rock station based in Sanibel and Fort Myers — flipped formats and […]
The latest “Nation’s Report Card” shows that U.S. students are struggling to keep pace academically, with noticeable declines by the time they reach high school. The 2024 report, the first national look at student performance since the COVID-19 pandemic, finds that math, reading and science scores are lagging behind pre-pandemic levels. The National Assessment of […]
On Monday night, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett weighed in on the possibility of a third term for President Donald Trump. During a Fox News interview, she agreed with host Bret Baier that the Constitution was “cut and dry” on the two-term limit. Baier’s questions about presidential term limits came after months of remarks […]
Soccer fans, your chance to score tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins on Wednesday. But if you want to be a part of the action at one of 16 venues across North America, it won’t come cheap. When is the first opportunity to buy tickets? If you’re a VISA credit card, debit or […]
A transgender woman has called it quits on her lawsuit challenging Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on trans women and girls joining sports teams that align with their gender identity. Lindsay Hecox’s case was positioned to be considered by the Supreme Court, but Hecox voluntarily dismissed her own case last week, citing harassment that affects her safety […]
A new poll from The New York Times/Siena College shows Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has a commanding lead in the race to be the next mayor of New York City. Meanwhile, a group of wealthy business leaders has come together to show their support for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. What did the poll show? […]
More than 3,400 filmmakers have pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions. The pledge was posted by Film Workers for Palestine and has drawn support from some high-profile stars. Actress Emma Stone, filmmaker Ava DuVernay, actor Mark Ruffalo, “The Bear’s” Ayo Edebiri and Aimee Lou Wood from “The White Lotus” are among the thousands who signed. […]
