Delta Air Lines has become the latest airline to have its checked baggage fee soar to new heights, raising it by 17%. The increased checked bag fee will raise the current price from $30 to $35, marking the first time since 2018 that the airline has raised the price of this fee. Those who wish […]
The author of fast-tracked legislation regulating China’s influence over TikTok said the legislation is not a ban on the popular app, pushing back against criticism from the company and some legislators. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) emphasized during a press event on Wednesday that the Protecting Americans from Foreign […]
The 2024 presidential ballot is all but set as a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, with time running out for any viable third-party candidate to make their entrance into the race. That increases pressure on the prominent No Labels group, which has long viewed Super Tuesday as the date at […]
Doritos Spain has parted ways with a transgender influencer it had hired for an online advertisement due to resurfaced social media posts the influencer had made. Controversy erupted online on Tuesday after it was discovered that Doritos Spain had featured Samantha Hudson, a transgender social media star, in a video titled “Crunch Talks.” In the […]
In nine days, 100 low-income entrepreneurs from Ann Arbor, Michigan, are slated to receive monthly stipends of $528 through the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor program. Facilitated by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, this two-year experimental project launched its payment disbursements in January for previously chosen participants. Kristin Seefeldt, Poverty Solutions’s associate director, […]
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will wrap up sending out March benefits to California residents in four days. Payments are distributed starting on the first of a month and continue until the 10th. The dates payments are sent out to qualified low-income families and individuals depend on recipients’ case numbers. For example, California recipients with case numbers ending in 1 […]
In 15 days, payments from the Permanent Fund Dividend will be issued to another swath of residents who have yet to receive their checks from the Alaska Department of Revenue. Eligible Alaskans with the “Eligible-Not Paid” status as of March 13 who have yet to get their PFD checks for 2023, or earlier, will receive their payments on March 21. The Permanent […]
As President Joe Biden cruised through the Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday, his campaign faced a mounting challenger: a significant number of “uncommitted” votes in protest of his handling of the Israel–Hamas war. Several Super Tuesday states included “uncommitted” options on their ballots, gathering about 254,017 votes as of Wednesday morning, according to Associated Press […]
Former President Donald Trump took a parting shot at Nikki Haley as she dropped out of the presidential race while asking her voters to back him in November. Trump easily topped the former South Carolina governor on Super Tuesday and is all but guaranteed to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. As she made a scheduled speech […]
Voters in San Francisco moved to the right Tuesday amidst rising rates of homelessness and crime in the city. In one of the most liberal cities in the country, Mayor London Breed persuaded voters to approve less progressive measures to erase some of San Francisco‘s liberal policies on police and welfare. “Enough is enough. We […]
