Air travel during the government shutdown has been challenging — and it could disrupt some people’s holiday plans. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that “you’re going to see air travel be reduced to a trickle” around Thanksgiving. “We have a number of people who want to get home […]
Hoping to capitalize on the runaway success of Spirit Halloween, parent company Spencer Gifts recently announced that its spinoff concept, Spirit Christmas, would see nearly four times as many locations as when it debuted in 2024. But the question remains: Can a holly jolly version of the brand’s spooky experience reach the same levels of […]
After 40 days, a group of Democrats decided to buck their party’s wishes on Sunday and vote in line with Republicans to move toward ending the government shutdown. The development came after Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., convened a rare weekend meeting to break what days ago became the longest government shutdown in U.S. […]
The United States Department of Agriculture on Saturday told states “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November.” This comes after the Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s request to temporarily block a court order requiring full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding. In the Saturday memo, Patrick A. Penn, […]
Two top leaders at the BBC announced their resignations on Sunday, following a tumultuous week plagued by allegations of bias from the internationally recognized news outlet. Director-General Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness said they would be stepping down, citing “mistakes” and “damage” to the brand. On Sunday, Davie issued a letter to […]
President Donald Trump said a dividend of “at least 2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone” using tariff revenue. This proposal, which he has floated before, would still need congressional approval. He made the announcement on Truth Social Sunday, adding that “people that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!” According […]
Two Major League Baseball pitchers allegedly gambled on pitches –– netting hundreds of thousands of dollars for bettors in the process. The New York Times reports Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been charged by the Eastern District of New York with sharing inside information with sports bettors. How did the scheme […]
Tens of thousands of people were left without power in both Ukraine and Russia over the weekend, as the two countries battered each other’s energy infrastructure with significant airstrikes. On Saturday, Kyiv suffered more than 12 hours of emergency power cuts, while on Sunday, more than 20,000 people were left without power across Russia’s border […]
On the night of Nov. 9, 1938, shattered glass littered the streets of Germany and Austria. Synagogues burned, Jewish-owned shops were looted, and terrified families hid in their homes as Nazi mobs rampaged through their neighborhoods. It became known as Kristallnacht — the Night of Broken Glass — a coordinated attack that marked the beginning […]
Shareholders recently approved a new $1 trillion potential pay package from Tesla for founder and CEO Elon Musk, which he can get if he hits certain requirements. What could money like that buy? Several outlets crunched the numbers, and this is what they found. According to Jerry Pacheco, president of the Border Industrial Association and […]
