Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky briefed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the war in Ukraine in a phone call that comes as Congress wrestles with a path forward on providing the embattled country with increased foreign aid. The Ukrainian president spoke to Johnson on the latest attacks by the Russian military, he said in a […]
Democratic Mayor John Whitmire said Houston is “broke” at a City Council meeting last week, offering tax hikes and a 5% spending cut to combat the city’s deficit. “I think we can all agree on that, we are broke,” Whitmire said at the meeting, according to FOX 26 Houston. “This gives us a chance to […]
The application period for eligible residents in Alaska to apply for a direct payment from the 2024 Permanent Fund Dividend program will close in three days. The state program allows eligible residents in the state to receive a check annually based on Alaska’s mineral revenues. Applications for the payment may be filled out either online or via paper form through March […]
Will Smith and Jada Smith are still trying to recover from the “slap heard ’round the world” at the 2022 Oscars. It’s not just their reputations that took a hit; now the couple’s charity will reportedly shut down. According to the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation’s latest tax filing, it only received $365,870 in […]
Players and other team personnel from Purdue, Tennessee, Creighton, and Gonzaga arrived Wednesday in Detroit to continue their March Madness run, which caused confusion for one state official. Republican state Rep. Matt Maddock believed the players arriving in Michigan and leaving Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on buses escorted by police were illegal immigrants. The […]
Walgreens lost nearly $6 billion in its second quarter mainly due to a drop in value for the VillageMD clinic business it controls. Excluding that charge, the drugstore chain reported results Thursday that topped Wall Street expectations. Walgreens spent more than $5 billion a few years ago to acquire a majority stake in VillageMD and […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has the potential to play spoiler in the presidential election in November, and supporters of former President Donald Trump are insisting the third-party candidate will hurt President Joe Biden‘s chances. After Kennedy announced his running mate, attorney Nicole Shanahan, the former president and his supporters claimed that the […]
The Sacramento, California, City Council voted unanimously this week to become a “sanctuary city” for transgender people, protecting so-called transition tourism. Sacramento’s resolution would block all city resources from being used to help enforce laws from other states that restrict medical gender transitions for children and adults. The measure would impose “corrective action” on city […]
The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others were presumed dead, and officials said search efforts had […]
President Joe Biden has offered his condolences to New York City Mayor Eric Adams after police officer Jonathan Diller was shot to death during a traffic stop in Queens, according to the White House. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed a call between Biden and Adams on Thursday, during which the president conveyed that Adams, New […]
