(The Center Square) – Already faced with the second-highest property taxes in the nation, a new report shows just how challenging it is for Illinoisans to own a home. The Consumer Federation of America released a new report that shows Illinois homeowners saw their insurance premiums increase by an average of 50% over the past […]
(The Center Square) – Fewer North Carolina public school teachers are quitting, according to a new state report. The teacher attrition rate for 2023-24 was 9.88%, down from 11.5% in 2022-23, according to the Department of Public Instruction. That equates to almost 1,500 fewer teachers who leaving their jobs than the year, out of a […]
(The Center Square) – As Ohio’s unemployment rises, small businesses continue to struggle to fill open positions. A new jobs report from the National Federation of Independent Business shows 40% of small business owners had job openings they couldn’t fill in March. That’s 2 points higher than February. While the group doesn’t provide individual data […]
(The Center Square) – Only twice before has the state’s take been lower for a calendar month, yet sports wagering in North Carolina arguably continues to be a revenue win. Estimated tax proceeds for March were $6,865,265, the State Lottery Commission said Monday in a report. Only August ($6 million) and December ($6.4 million) have […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Alex Ovechkin, the Moscow-born star player on Washington, D.C.’s, professional hockey team, a shoutout Monday. During a game against the New York Islanders on Sunday, Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals, made history as the all-time highest National Hockey League scorer with his 895th goal. He beat the 1999 record […]
EXCLUSIVE: A Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) shift supervisor assigned to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s protective detail was arrested by Belgian police at a Brussels hotel last Monday after arguing with hotel staff and fighting with responding police officers. Rubio stayed in that same hotel, Hotel Amigo, later that week while he attended NATO’s foreign […]
President Donald Trump canceled a scheduled press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday as the president’s tariff agenda drives significant economic uncertainty. The Monday afternoon press conference, pegged to a working bilateral meeting between White House officials and their Israeli counterparts, comes just days after Trump announced “reciprocal” tariffs on most of […]
An appellate court in Russia reduced the jail time for a U.S. soldier accused of stealing and making murder threats in the country. A judge in the 9th Court of Cassation ruled Monday that Staff Sgt. Gordon Black’s prison sentence would be adjusted from three years and nine months to three years and two months, […]
President Donald Trump refused to introduce California’s two Democratic senators during the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers‘ visit to the White House. “We have a couple of senators here. I just don’t particularly like them, so I won’t introduce them,” Trump said to laughter at the ceremony. As the crowd reacted to the remark, […]
An illegal immigrant was charged with the murder of a Virginia man, who was allegedly stabbed and staggered into a woman’s home before he died. Jose Velasquez-Martinez, a 27-year-old El Salvador native, allegedly stabbed Brandon Probst, 29, in the neck. The incident followed an altercation on March 27 outside a woman’s residence in Warrenton, Virginia, […]
