(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) – The number of homeless people in the U.S. jumped 12% to more than 653,000 people as pandemic spending expired, the highest level on record since the counts started in 2007.
Figures released Friday provide a snapshot of the number of people in shelters, temporary...
(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,...
(Headline USA) In a rare public appearance, former first lady Melania Trump stressed the importance of “guarding our freedom” and the responsibilities that accompany American citizenship as she spoke Friday at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives.
Born in Slovenia, Melania Trump is the only first lady who is...
(Headline USA) A Connecticut appeals court on Friday upheld $75,000 in fines against radio host Alex Jones for missing a deposition in the lawsuit by Sandy Hook families due to an illness.
The state Appellate Court said that while Jones claimed an illness and doctor's recommendations prevented him from attending...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) – The Pentagon came up short on its recruitment goals.
The Defense Department's senior officials testified Wednesday about shortfalls in Army, Navy and Air Force recruiting in the fiscal year that ended in September at a hearing of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee....
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) – In the aftermath of a government report projecting a $68 billion deficit for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the California Department of Finance ordered a spending freeze across all state agencies for the remainder of the ongoing 2023-2024 fiscal year.
“The State of California anticipates...
(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...
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) Ruling like the dictator whom he says Donald J. Trump aspires to be, President Joe Biden has decreed restrictions, if not prohibitions, on gas stoves, gas furnaces, gasoline-powered cars and trucks, and other products.
Congress has passed no such laws for Biden to sign. Instead, he...
(Headline USA) In a surprising about-face, the Universities of Wisconsin regents approved a deal Wednesday evening with Republican legislators to limit diversity positions at the system’s two dozen campuses in exchange for money to cover staff raises and construction projects.
Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos, who brokered the deal with Universities of Wisconsin...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A rising rodeo star and Oklahoma State University graduate died tragically during a duck-hunting trip, as reported by the New York Post on Friday.
Twenty-four-year-old Jackson Williams lost his life on Dec. 10 while attempting to retrieve a downed duck in Sooner Lake. Reports indicate that he...
(Andrew Hensel, The Center Square) After much debate and pushback from the public, the Chicago City Council voted against asking voters to decide on the city's sanctuary status.
A City Council meeting this week included public comments from Chicago residents seeking to end the city's migrant crisis and end their...
(Headline USA) A federal judge has rejected a request from Oregon Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature to be allowed on the ballot after their terms end.
U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken, an appointee of former Democrat President Bill Clinton, issued the decision Wednesday.
State Sens. Dennis Linthicum, Brian...