Syphilis cases in the United States are rising at an alarming pace, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday. “We have long known that these infections are common, but we have not faced such severe effects of syphilis in decades,” said Laura Bachmann, the acting director […]
The National Republican Congressional Committee raised more than $91 million in 2023, a record-high sum for the committee heading into a presidential year, the group announced on Tuesday. The NRCC raised $7.15 million in December, finishing out the year with a fundraising total of $91.3 million. That leaves the group with $42.5 million cash on […]
Washington, D.C., Ward 6 Councilman Charles Allen, who is facing a recall effort from residents who perceive him as soft on crime, is moderating a panel on juvenile carjackings in the district on Tuesday night. The panel, called “Understanding Juvenile Carjacking: A Panel Discussion Moderated by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen,” will begin at 7 […]
Anti-abortion groups are preparing an aggressive plan for former President Donald Trump to implement on his first day in office, should he return to the White House next January. Some of the policies that more than 100 anti-abortion groups hope will be implemented are the same policies that Trump had already approved in his first […]
The Alaska Department of Revenue is set to send out Permanent Fund Dividend checks to eligible residents who have yet to receive their payments from the program in 16 days. The state will send out checks on Feb. 15 to eligible Alaskans who have the “Eligible-Not Paid” status by Feb. 7 and have not received his or her check for 2023 […]
Consumer confidence in January is the highest it has been in two years, which is good news for the economy as the Federal Reserve works to bring down inflation and avoid a recession. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 114.8 in January, up from a revised 108 from the month before, the group announced on Tuesday. That is […]
President Joe Biden has decided how to respond to what his administration describes as an Iran-sponsored drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured many more. “Yes,” Biden told reporters Tuesday on the White House South Lawn when asked if he had reached a decision. Amplifying statements […]
Monthly payments of $528 started going out to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in January, and the next round of payments will be sent in 16 days. The Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, a two-year guaranteed income pilot program led by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, selected 100 participants […]
The International Skating Union announced on Tuesday the United States would be elevated to the gold medal in the team figure skating event for the 2022 Winter Olympics after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified for doping violations. The ISU’s amended results come a day after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Valieva […]
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is wading further into the conversation about Harvard University‘s governance, backing four outsider candidates to bring “fresh blood and new perspectives” to the Board of Overseers. Ackman, who holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from the school, threw his support behind a coalition of insurgent candidates running for the Board of […]
