(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Americans pay hundreds of dollars per year in taxes on their wireless “family plan” for their cell phones.
The Tax Foundation research shows the average American household with four phones would pay about $300 per year in taxes on a family plan costing $100 per...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Last Friday, federal prosecutors announced that they would not bring further charges against disgraced ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, letting him off the hook for his alleged conspiracy to make unlawful political donations and bribery of foreign officials, Fox News reported.
Despite his laundry list of wrongdoings,...
(Kevin Bessler, The Center Square) – A new animal welfare law going into effect in California Jan. 1 that mandates space requirements for pigs, cows and chickens has some livestock farmers on edge.
Proposition 12 prohibits sales in California of pork, veal and eggs from livestock whose confinement doesn't meet...
By Mike Gleason
On this final week of trading for 2023, gold is set to put in its highest ever annual close.
The gold price has been capped at around the $2,100 level since trading just shy of it in May. Whenever prices threaten to break out, institutional sell orders on...
(Headline USA) Seattle officials shut down a park dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement this week due to rampant homelessness and drug use in the area.
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department started a BLM-themed community garden in Cal Anderson Park following the riots of 2020, but announced on Wednesday...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to identify a single Biden administration policy aimed at securing the southern border amid rampant illegal immigration.
During Thursday’s press briefing, Jean-Pierre declined to respond to questions about potential immigration policies President Joe Biden is open to discuss with Congressional Republicans...
(Headline USA) New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday.
It comes at a time when the state continues to reckon with a significant financial crisis brought about largely by the Biden administration's open-border policies,...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) An Inspector General report revealed Wednesday that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his aides spent approximately $59,000 on taxpayer-funded flights between August 2021 and June 2023, according to Fox News' report on Wednesday.
The DOT Office of the Inspector General's 32-page audit concluded that Buttigieg's frequent use...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., announced on Dec. 14, 2023, that he intends to restrict those under the age of 18 from accessing TikTok.
The announcement was made by Gov. Youngkin on the first anniversary of his mental health initiative titled "Right Help, Right Now," according to...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A defendant in a massive civil lawsuit over the events of Jan. 6, 2021, has won his case more than two years later and some $150,000 spent.
The defendant, Jan. 6 protestor and pro-Trump social media influencer Brandon Straka, was one of 20 defendants named in...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Under Joe Biden's administration, federal workers will be forced to use electric vehicles , trains and other “green” public transportation options when conducting official business.
The White House that issued new guidance said the actions fulfill Biden’s promise to “lead by example” on tackling climate change,...
(Tom Gantert, Shirleen Guerra and Brett Rowland, The Center Square) – An influx of migrants from border cities has put Chicago at the center of the immigrant debate in the U.S. as it and other large sanctuary cities struggle to shelter and care for new arrivals.
Chicago's elected leaders continue...