FTC announces final rule banning junk fees on tickets and hotels
Customers are getting closer to permanently bidding farewell to additional unstated garbage fees. The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had finalized a regulation requiring companies to provide…
2 men charged in connection with drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 U.S. troops
In relation to a deadly drone strike in Jordan earlier this year that left three American service personnel dead and numerous more injured, two men have been prosecuted in a…
Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr marries writer Erin Reed in Missoula wedding
In a ceremony held in Missoula on Saturday, Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr, who was the first transgender woman elected to the state legislature, wed writer and activist Erin Reed. Zephyr…
Senators demand USDA move more swiftly to prevent theft of grocery funds from low-income families
In a letter, six Democratic senators urged the U.S. Agriculture Department to act immediately to safeguard the benefits cards that are being used to steal grocery money from low-income families.…
The best posture correctors to help with hunching and slouching, according to experts
Dr. Kompal Parmar, a board-certified physician in Lubbock, Texas, claims that because so many of us spend so much time bent over screens, bad posture has become something of an…
Trailblazing politician Shirley Chisholm is awarded Congress’ highest honor
As the 118th Congress comes to an end with a final rush of bills, bipartisan legislation honoring the late Shirley Chisholm, the country’s first Black congresswoman, was signed into law…
Chuck Schumer requests drone detection system for New York, New Jersey as mysterious devices litter the skies
Following a string of enigmatic drones that have disrupted the sky in recent weeks, including causing a temporary shutdown at an airport over the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,…
Memecoins like Fartcoin are riding Trump’s victory to huge valuations. Experts say it may have only begun.
It’s called Fartcoin, yes. Indeed, it is completely pointless. Indeed, it has increased in value over the last week to a market valuation of over $800 million, roughly matching the…
One man’s mission to (finally) make the bald eagle the U.S. national bird
WABASHA, Minn. The bald eagle is getting closer to becoming the official national bird of the United States. You can pardon yourself if you didn’t think this was necessary. A…
Germany’s auto giants are already reeling. Now Trump wants to turn them into American companies.
The president-electEuropean automakers could suffer greatly from Donald Trump’s promise to put a blanket tariff on all goods entering the United States, with Germany’s already troubled automobile industry believed to…