The Global Update

The Texas man who plowed a rented pickup truck into New Year’s revelers on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street Wednesday, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, and the man eyed in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas hours later, Matthew Livelsberger, were both Army soldiers who served at Fort Liberty and deployed…

As he prepares to take office, President-elect Donald Trump has outlined an audacious goal of returning to pre-pandemic rates of economic growth and a “golden age of America.” After four years of being told the economy was better than how it hit our wallets, this is a welcome change of direction.  To achieve this objective,…

As the debate rages on whether U.S. universities should enshrine or cut their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, a new study has found that a large chunk of American college students reject being force-fed these initiatives.  College research and data site College Rover surveyed over 1,000 American college students and found that 45 percent…

Many Americans traveled far and wide across the U.S. throughout 2024. Some travelers may have also participated in hot travel debates that emerged in 2024. As 2025 begins, here is a roundup of some of the biggest travel talks that have circulated the internet. A content creator shared a video detailing how to “avoid the…

Former President Jimmy Carter served just a single term in the White House, but it proved to be an impactful one for the federal courts, which saw the appointment of more than 260 federal judges across the country, including some who would go on to wield considerable influence in the nation’s top courts.  His appointments…

A tragic accident on New Year’s Eve claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy during a ski trip at Cranmore Mountain in New Hampshire. According to officials, the boy was skiing on a trail for intermediate skiers when the accident occurred. North Conway Fire and rescue team arrived on the scene and the boy had…

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday fended off an arrest attempt Friday after a hourslong standoff between investigators with the country’s anti-corruption agency and presidential security.  Investigators left the president’s official residence after the presidential security service blocked them from entering for nearly six hours due to concerns about their safety.  The…

“Shazam!” star Zachary Levi feels a biblical disaster looming, thanks to artificial intelligence. On the “The George Janko Show” podcast, Levi compared AI to the great flood from the book of Genesis, saying, “I don’t think the flood is water. Honestly, I think the flood is AI.” He continued, “We can talk all day long…

The NYPD has charged a woman in the fatal stabbing of an on-duty USPS worker on Thursday afternoon. The woman identified as Jaia Cruz, 24, has been charged with second-degree murder for the stabbing and slashing of the on-duty postal worker inside a Harlem deli. The victim, now identified as Ray Hodges, 36, was taken…