The Global Update

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will temporarily raise the American Flag at the state Capitol to full height on Inauguration Day next week, joining a handful of GOP governors and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson in the decision. Newsom’s press office confirmed the decision to Fox News Digital on Wednesday night. Following tradition, flags at…

The Avian Influenza has claimed the lives of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo announced they received results that confirmed the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza was the cause of Teal, a Chilean Flamingo, and Slater, a Harbor Seal’s death. “This is sad news for wildlife and for…

The Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced a change this week to how evidence is stored and processed for criminal cases after a rodent infestation caused some issues. Police Chief Noè Diaz announced in a press conference that in October the HPD noticed the rats were consuming old marijuana in…

Florida authorities are searching for a man seen on camera robbing an elderly woman in an attack outside an Orlando convenience store on Wednesday. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the violent robbery took place outside a store on Curry Ford Road near the intersection of S. Goldenrod Road on Wednesday morning. In surveillance footage…

It has apparently occurred to President Joe Biden or, more likely, a member of his team, that Americans are not exactly wowed by his performance over the past four years. Hence, the White House has mounted a last-ditch effort to convince the country that his presidency has actually been a success. Like a frustrated high…

President Biden is ending his tenure in the White House on a “sad” note after “lying to the nation” and taking credit for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas during his farewell address on Wednesday evening, a Trump transition official said.  “Joe Biden is going out sad. Lying to the nation trying to take…

Ohio State has looked dominant throughout the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.  After knocking out the top-seeded Oregon Ducks in the quarterfinals, the Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns in the semifinal to advance to Monday’s championship game. But one member of the Buckeyes, who rose to prominence largely due to his social media presence, will…

A man is recovering in the hospital after bravely acting as a human shield for his 21-year-old girlfriend during a near-fatal carjacking in Washington, D.C. The couple was sitting in their car in Northwest D.C. just after 8 p.m. Monday, when they said someone came up to them wearing a mask, and demanded they give…