Year: 2024

The Biden administration announced another $4.28 billion in student loan handouts as President Biden and Vice President Harris prepare to leave the White House. The massive loan handout will give 54,900 public workers loan forgiveness. “Four years ago, the Biden-Harris Administration made a pledge to America’s teachers, service members, nurses, first responders, and other public…

During the Christmas season, many different culinary traditions as well as favorite foods come together across the U.S. For people living in South Carolina’s Low Country or for those who trace their ancestry there, Christmastime is synonymous with one thing: oyster roasts.  “When the temperatures start to drop in Charleston, South Carolina, it’s time for an…

The holiday season can be a stressful time for everyone — but particularly for those living with dementia, as well as their caregivers and loved ones. Statistics show that an estimated 6.7 million people over 65 in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. Meanwhile, nearly 90% of U.S. adults report…

Jay-Z’s lawyer poked holes in his rape accuser’s version of events as his legal team works to preserve evidence in the crumbling case. The rapper requested the judge order attorney Tony Buzbee and the anonymous accuser “preserve all evidence relevant to this case” after multiple inconsistencies were revealed, according to a court filing obtained by…

Cate Blanchett is one of the many actors expressing fears about artificial intelligence. In a recent interview with the BBC, the Oscar winner said the technology “deeply concerned” her. “I’m looking at these robots and driverless cars and I don’t really know what that’s bringing anybody,” she told the outlet.  Blanchett added she is “less…

A group of U.S. officials are in Syria’s capital for the first time in more than 10 years seeking information on American citizens who disappeared under the Assad regime, among other things. The team visiting Damascus consists of US Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)…

Is it really Thursday Night Football if there’s not some sort of oddity? Well, Thursday’s Denver Broncos-Los Angeles Chargers game had an event that last occurred way back in 1976. With eight seconds left in the half, and the Broncos leading 21-10, they punted the ball away in hopes of the time expiring and sending…

The influx of migrants into the U.S. in 2024 drove the population to its highest rate of increase in 23 years, as the nation’s population surpassed 340 million, according to a report Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Between 2023 and 2024, the U.S. population grew by nearly 1%, the highest increase since 2001. In…

A Michigan man allegedly stabbed the president of the company he worked for in the middle of a meeting in a possible “copycat” attack that mirrors the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Erik Denslow, who heads the Anderson Express Inc. manufacturing company in Muskegon, was stabbed during a staff meeting Tuesday, the Fruitport Township…