November 9, 2025

Maryland’s Myles Rice takes ‘kick defense’ literally at game

College hoops are in full swing. While many basketball games were big blow outs, one Maryland Terrapin decided to get social media talking about his team in a very interesting way on Friday. Myles Rice was determined to steal the ball from Georgetown’s Vince Iwuchukwu. However, he made the attempt with his shoe. In video […]

November 9, 2025

Trump proposes 50-year mortgage, sparking housing debate

A social media post grabbed the attention of homebuyers on Saturday. President Donald Trump proposed a 50-year mortgage on Truth Social. A Truth Social post showed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Trump side by side. Above Roosevelt: “30-Year Mortgage,” while the text above Trump reads “50-Year Mortgage.”  The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill […]

November 9, 2025

More than 1,300 flights canceled on second day of FAA-mandated cuts

At least 1,300 flights were canceled Saturday after the Federal Aviation Administration told airlines earlier in the week to cut them. The FAA did this because of a shortage of air traffic controllers amid a government shutdown — now in its second month. Along with 1,333 total cancellations reported by FlightAware as of Saturday afternoon, […]

November 9, 2025

Despite working Saturday, senators seem no closer to ending shutdown

For the first time in nearly 40 days, senators made a rare Saturday appearance at the Capitol, as the GOP and Democrats work to end a government shutdown that has broken records and disrupted the lives of both federal workers and ordinary Americans. The move comes one day after President Donald Trump urged the lawmakers […]

November 8, 2025

UPS, FedEx ground fleet of MD-11 cargo planes after deadly Louisville crash

UPS and FedEx announced that they temporarily grounded their fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes after a crash in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday at the city’s international airport involving the aircraft. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said another victim was located at the crash site on Friday evening, which brought the total number of known […]

November 8, 2025

Hostage-prisoner exchanges continue as Gazans criticize aid distribution

Israel on Saturday identified the body of another hostage handed over by Hamas, and the Gaza Health Ministry confirmed that it received an additional 15 Palestinian bodies. Meanwhile, the U.S. is reportedly set to take over aid distribution efforts in the Strip, as Palestinians living in the region say the nutritional value of aid they’ve […]

November 8, 2025

More adults are dying before reaching Medicare eligibility age, study shows

Many people spend their working lives helping to fund Medicare through their payroll tax contributions. A new study, though, shows that a growing number of people won’t live long enough to reap these benefits, which are for those 65 and older.  Health declines and premature deaths were particularly prevalent for Black individuals, researchers at Brown […]

November 8, 2025

The tax man cometh: Looking at the IRS’ decision to ditch its Direct File system

Beginning next year, Americans will no longer be able to use Direct File, a short-lived free tax filing service provided by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). First instituted by former President Joe Biden in 2024, the official IRS website for Direct File now states that the service is closed and “More information will be […]