Costco customers in New York have 10 days to submit a claim to receive money from a class-action lawsuit settlement if they purchased Kirkland Signature Moist Flushable Wipes between 2011 and 2017. The lawsuit claims that Costco falsely advertised the wipes as flushable when they were not, that they damaged pipes and septic systems, and caused other […]
The International Olympic Committee has defended its decision to allow two transgender boxers to compete in this year’s games, as “they are women in their passports.” The two athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics are Lin Yu Ting from Taiwan and Imane Khelif from Algeria, both of whom have competed in the Olympics before […]
Amazon is responsible for recalling more than 400,000 hazardous products sold by third-party sellers on its website, the Consumer Product Safety Commission found. The CPSC issued a decision and order against the company Tuesday, finding that Amazon was a “distributor” of products that were defective or failed to meet federal consumer product safety standards. The […]
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Matt Dorsey unveiled legislation on Monday that would reward some welfare recipients who stay drug-free an extra $100 per week. The legislation, called “Cash Not Drugs,” relies on incentives rather than punishment to encourage sobriety. “I want to make it just as easy to get treatment as it […]
Israel’s military carried out what it described as a “targeted strike” in Beirut on Tuesday, targeting the Hezbollah commander whom it said was responsible for the strike last weekend in the Golan Heights that killed a dozen children. “The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of […]
The FBI and Secret Service testified before a joint Senate hearing that carried a much calmer atmosphere compared to a similar hearing held last week by the House on the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, with both agencies’ leaders conceding that it was a “failure on multiple levels.” Despite a few heated exchanges […]
The parent company that owns TikTok and other apps will be banned from House-managed devices according to a new notice sent to congressional staffers. House staffers received an email Tuesday from the Capitol’s Office of Cybersecurity stating that all apps owned by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, CapCut, Hypic, Lark, and Lemon8, will be […]
Local governments declared the Washington, D.C., area under a drought watch as an unusually dry year continues in parts of northern Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. The Drought Coordination Technical Committee of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, a group of 24 local governments in the area, issued the drought watch Monday and urged residents to consider water-saving tactics […]
If he is elected to a second term, former President Donald Trump could revive his plan to repaint Air Force One to look like his private plane — red, white, and dark blue. Recently, the new Trump-Vance Boeing 737-800 was seen at Kansas City International Airport, displaying his preferred colors. A former senior Trump White […]
Prosecutors for special counsel David Weiss tore into Hunter Biden in a court response on Monday, accusing the first son of making an untimely request in his tax case that was riddled with misstatements. The prosecutors said Biden’s request that his case be dismissed was based on “invented deficiencies” with Weiss’s appointment as special counsel […]
