(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) Many Washington state daycare providers receive large taxpayer subsidies, but an investigation by The Center Square found several that had few, if any, children and at least one establishment that received hundreds of thousands of dollars despite residents at the listed address indicating it...
(Headline USA) Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session. But his office has released no details about the former Republican leader’s condition during his weekslong hospitalization or whether he will...
(Headline USA) Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business.
The layoffs included 1,600 Xbox workers, with more to come this year in a broader reorganization designed to “reset” Xbox as it faces heightened competition,...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Pennsylvania State Police refused to have its officers be interviewed for a federal investigation into the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt against Donald Trump, according to a new report from Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General.
In a report released last week, the DHS-OIG...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Former anti-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith has resurfaced.
Smith has launched a new Washington, D.C.-based law firm with Timothy Heaphy, who was linked to the investigations of both the SPLC-funded Charlottesville riot and House Democrats’ Jan. 6 show-trial.
Their new firm --- Heaphy, Smith, Harbach & Windom, which...
(Headline USA) Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing the conservative activist should stand trial for murder.
The five-day preliminary hearing that starts Monday will be the first time members of...
(Headline USA) Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push by the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportations agenda.
The arrest numbers, obtained from a person familiar with the information who spoke anonymously to discuss...
(Headline USA) Crowds gathered in the sweltering heat Saturday to celebrate the United States' 250th birthday by watching famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defend his world hot dog eating championship in Coney Island, where he downed 66 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. Miki Sudo defended her title as...
(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) As a record-breaking heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern United States, two cities central to American independence have canceled July 4 celebrations.
Philadelphia canceled its iconic Fourth of July parade, citing extreme heat warnings, as did Washington. D.C.'s city government. The federal government...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Cryptocurrency investments delivered President Donald Trump earnings exceeding $1 billion during 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported, representing a historic income spike that accompanied gains from royalties, property holdings, and corporate lawsuit resolutions.
Trump and his relatives dove deeply into digital currency enterprises during his opening...
(José Niño, Headline USA) California State Senator Scott Wiener informed CBS News that pro-Palestinian demonstrators who accosted him at San Francisco's Trans March deployed antisemitic rhetoric that "went beyond free speech," Information Liberation reported on X.
"They I have 'Israeli handlers'—which is a classic anti-Semitic trope," Wiener explained during...
(Headline USA) Having air conditioning at home is a luxury that keeps people comfortable during the hottest months of the year, and it’s debated whether the AC should stay blasting or be turned off when people head to work during the day.
Some swear that turning off the AC when...