[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Labor said it would delay releases of economic data if the federal government shuts down this week, which could postpone Friday’s highly anticipated monthly jobs report. On Friday, the Labor Department posted a 73-page “contingency plan” detailing operations if government funding lapses at midnight on Sept. 30. If that occurs, the…
[ad_1] In recent weeks, President Trump has repeatedly claimed he deserves credit for ending six or seven wars during his first months in office, arguing that he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work. “I stopped seven wars, and they were, they’re big ones too,” Mr. Trump said Friday. “I’ve settled six wars,…
[ad_1] Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm as it descends upon Jamaica, expected to make landfall Tuesday. The powerful storm is expected to bring dangerous flooding and storm surge projected to reach 13 feet high. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.” Eighteen people were killed in October 2023 when Robert…
[ad_1] Ten years ago, we met an autistic high schooler named Jason McElwain, or JMac. He became an overnight sensation when his story of basketball triumph went viral. Since then, he’s done well for himself — he even wrote a book about his life. Steve Hartman went back to visit JMac, On the Road. [ad_2]…
[ad_1] At least 153 unvaccinated students exposed to measles in South Carolina schools are quarantining, according to local health officials. In a media briefing on Thursday, officials confirmed these students were exposed contacts without immunity, leaving them to be excluded from school until the period of potential disease transmission has ended. The schools, Spartanburg County’s Global…
[ad_1] A new report by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) sheds light on the emotional toll of identity theft and it explains why the losses extend well beyond the financial. The center conducted its annual report on the consumer impact of identity crime, focusing on the rate of victims who contemplated suicide. The numbers…
[ad_1] Republican Sen. Katie Britt told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” her party is willing to negotiate on Affordable Care Act subsidies, but she pushed Democrats to “do the right thing” and vote to end the government shutdown first. She also praised President Trump’s push to lower in vitro fertilization costs. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] U.S. forces conducted another strike Tuesday on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reported. The attack was carried out at the direction of President Trump, Hegseth said in a social media post that included unclassified video of the strike. “Intelligence confirmed that the…
[ad_1] Jurors began deliberating late Tuesday morning in the murder trial for former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who had called police for help. The jury received the case following closing arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys. In July 2024, Massey called 911 to report…
