Harris County, Texas, officials are set to alert applicants selected for its pilot basic income program in the coming weeks. Roughly 83,000 people applied for the Uplift Harris program, and the county will notify those selected for the program by Feb. 26, according to the Houston Chronicle. The program offers 1,928 recipients $500 payments for […]
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley hinted that a conviction of former President Donald Trump might cause her to step back on her debate pledge to support whoever the Republican presidential nominee is. In an interview with USA Today, Haley spent much of her screentime bashing Trump as “diminished” and not appreciative of the military. […]
Hacking groups funded by foreign actors and adversaries of the United States are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve their odds of successful cyberattacks, according to analysis from some of the leading technology companies. Microsoft and OpenAI released a report on Wednesday detailing how hackers from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are using large-language […]
Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Jonathan Roumie explained on Wednesday that they joined the prayer app Hallow as narrators in order to help people “grow closer to God.” The movement to include prayer in one’s daily activities has seen a recent boom due in part to an ad for the app that ran during the […]
At least one of the immigrants accused in last month’s on-camera attack of two New York City Police Department officers is back in custody after a robbery at Macy’s. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel on Tuesday on charges of petit larceny and robbery, according to a report citing the NYPD. Gomez-Izquiel is one of […]
In one day, the Alaska Department of Revenue will send out payments from the Permanent Fund Dividend to another swath of eligible residents who have yet to receive their dividend checks. Those who had the “Eligible-Not Paid” status as of last Wednesday and have not received their PFD payments, from 2023 or earlier, will get their checks from the state program […]
Three Washington police officers were shot and one officer was injured as a suspect continues to open fire from a residence in Southeast Washington on Wednesday. The D.C. Police Union and Washington police confirmed that three officers were shot by a suspect from the 5300 block of Hanna Place SE. The three officers sustained non-life-threatening […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s pick for Republican National Committee co-chairwoman has vowed to use “every single penny” from the committee to do what she claims is its “only job,” getting Trump elected in November. Lara Trump, who is Trump’s daughter-in-law and his pick for RNC co-chairwoman, said that if selected to be the position Trump […]
Despite continued and growing inflation socking their wallets, more adults now cite the border crisis as the top reason they disapprove of President Joe Biden. More than his personal traits and flaws, such as his age and befuddlement, a just-released Gallup poll said adults disapprove of Biden over critical topics. And of those, immigration is […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is demanding to meet with President Joe Biden for a one-on-one, in-person discussion over the Ukraine and Israel foreign aid bill that is now before the House, placing the president in the hot seat if he wants to see the bill on his desk. A source close to Johnson told […]
