California climate groups on Tuesday filed a motion to intervene in the relicensing process for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, citing concerns over safety and environmental hazards at the plant that they say could risk disaster. The motion, filed by Friends of the Earth, Mothers for Peace, and the Environmental Working Group, comes less […]
Former NBA star and CNN host Charles Barkley said he would punch any black person he sees wearing former President Donald Trump’s mug shot merchandise, citing recent comments that Trump made at an event aimed at black Republicans. The comments Barkley took issue with were made by Trump at the Black Conservative Federation Honors Gala […]
Voters across 16 states and one U.S. territory are heading to the polls on Tuesday for what is set to be the biggest primary election night of the 2024 cycle. The elections are expected to all but determine who the candidates will be for both Republicans and Democrats, with about one-third of the delegates at […]
April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in less than four weeks. The next installment will go out in 27 days, on Monday, April 1, to people who struggle with a debilitating disability and have a limited income, according to the Social […]
In 10 days, 100 low-income entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are set to begin receiving monthly payments of $528 as part of the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor program. Administered by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, this two-year pilot initiative commenced its distribution of payments in January to preselected candidates. Kristin Seefeldt, […]
Taylor Swift has issued another call to her social media followers to go out and vote, though the singer did not specify who they ought to vote for on Super Tuesday. Swift’s post directed her followers to Vote.org, which helps people get registered to vote and see which candidates are on the ballot. Her post […]
Russia and China are looking to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade, which they hope would one day lead to lunar settlements, according to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. Yuri Borisov, the head of Roscosmos, said both countries have been working together on the project and that Russia has helped […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is weighing the possibility of joining the Libertarian Party amid difficulties in securing ballot access ahead of November. Kennedy left the Democratic Party in his long-shot bid against President Joe Biden in October to become an independent candidate. But getting on state ballots is an expensive challenge for […]
President Joe Biden is name-checking the Cookie Monster as part of his latest attempt to convince the public his administration is doing all it can to counter rising consumer prices before November’s general election, more broadly blaming companies and not his economic policies. “Some of the small snack companies think you won’t even notice what […]
Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude sending its March payments, worth up to $1,751, tomorrow. SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month, beginning on the second. The payments started going out on Saturday and will run through Wednesday. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last […]
