Congress is debating a bill that could dramatically change how Americans register to vote. Supporters say the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, would prevent election fraud. Critics, however, say it could disenfranchise millions of potential voters, especially poor Americans. The SAVE Act would require Americans to show proof of citizenship to register […]
A gunman killed at least two people Monday at a high school hockey game in Rhode Island, according to multiple reports. The shooter is also dead, according to authorities. The shooting happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, at about 2 p.m. Local news station WPRI reports that, in addition to […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City firm has backed out of negotiations to sell a warehouse that federal officials were considering as a site for a large-scale ICE detention center. In January, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents quietly toured a massive warehouse on the city’s south side, […]
Sarah Mielke was lounging around her New York City Upper West Side apartment, watching holiday movies and enjoying down time on Christmas Eve when her phone rang: A call to help a stranger. Mielke clicked into the video call, where she was greeted by an older gentleman who needed help sorting through documents. He’d been […]
A piece of Great Lakes history resurfaces: A shipwreck team announced the discovery of the Lac La Belle, a luxury steamer that sank in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago. Shipwreck hunter Paul Ehron and his team found the steamer after searching for it for more than 60 years. The history The 217-foot passenger steamer operated between Cleveland […]
Iran’s foreign minister is in Geneva for a second round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States this week. The Trump administration says it remains focused on diplomacy, while preparing military contingencies if negotiations fail. According to Iranian state media, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Switzerland on Monday after an initial round of […]
Three weeks into the search for Nancy Guthrie, investigators now say a glove found near her Tucson home contains DNA and appears to match the masked man seen on her doorbell camera. Plus, Homeland Security is partially shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a deal. Now, TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard are caught […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is shut down, and with Congress in recess until next Monday, it’s likely to be at least a week until lawmakers pass a bill to fund the agency. While the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement efforts will continue because Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has its own separate funding under this past summer’s One Big […]
Former President Barack Obama set off a wave of online speculation over the weekend after appearing on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast and fielding a question about aliens. During a lightning round, Obama was asked whether aliens are real. “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” adding that they’re not being kept in Area 51, “unless […]
After news Friday that inflation cooled to 2.4% in January, companies are signaling that relief may be short-lived for consumers. While energy prices and used car prices are down year over year, grocery prices are up about 2% and restaurant prices have climbed 4%. Now, a new round of price increases is spreading across industries. […]
